Rare 100-Year-Old Photos of India

Woman standing outside a house, possibly a member of domestic staff. Unknown location, possibly in Darjeeling or north Bengal.
Source: RCAHMS

Indian Men, possibly domestic servants, outside a building. Unknown location.
Source: RCAHMS

Interior view of office in Madras, India.
Source: RCAHMS

View of group of people at an unknown location in India.
Source: RCAHMS

A group of British tennis players photographed in India about 100 years ago.
Source: RCAHMS

Buildings on south east side of the Lal Dighi (BBD Bagh, formerly Dalhousie Square), Kolkata lit at night for the 1912 British royal visit.
Source: RCAHMS

Riverside scene with bathers, looking north from Chatulal's Ghat towards Ram Chandra Goenka's Zenana (ladies) ghat, Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS

Group gathered around sweet seller on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group includes non Bengalis, possibly visiting for a festival.
Source: RCAHMS

Jain Temple complex, Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS

Group of women and children, probably on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group may be pilgrims from outside Bengal.
Source: RCAHMS

Fishing boat on the Hooghly River in Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS

Riverbank with bathers and ship, probably from Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS

Probable pilgrim with cow and calf, Kolkata. The High Court is visible in the background.
Source: RCAHMS

Riverside scene with bathers, Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. Bathers reached the river through tunnels under the railway line.
Source: RCAHMS

Riverside scene with bathers, Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. Bathers reached the river through tunnels under the railway line.
Source: RCAHMS

Seated group of sadhus at Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata.
Source: RCAHMS

Group seated in two ferry canoes moored in stream. Unknown location.
Source: RCAHMS

Waterside with washer man and washing lines at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location.
Source: RCAHMS

Group of washer men at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location.
Source: RCAHMS

Street hairdresser giving a 'Hindustani haircut' (pudding bowl), Strand Road South, Kolkata. The High Court is in the left distance, the building behind could be the Volunteer HQ.
Source: RCAHMS

General Post Office (R) from across the Lal Dighi tank, Kolkata. The scaffolding could be for the lighting celebrating the British royal visit in 1912; and pictured left is Telegraph Office, 

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