09 Nov 2009

Old Images of Asia
www.imagesofasia.com, Chennai, India & San Francisco, CA, US.
[A growing collection of annotated and tagged colour and B&W old postcards' photographs and lithographs by: Afghan Information Bureau, Baljee, Bremner, C. Wink, C.T. American Art, Camera Craft Co., Camera Supply Co., Cardinell-Vincent Co., Christian Herald, Clifton & Co., D. A. Ahuja, D. Macropolo & Co., Denniston's, E. F. Rochat, Edward H. Mitchell, F. M. Coleman, F. M. Muriel, F. Perlberg, Firmin Didot, Fr. Vester & Co., G. Wagenfuhr, G.B.V. Ghoni, Gobindram Oodeyram, H.A. Mirza & Sons, Harnam Dass & Sons, Hartungs Photo Shop, Higginbotham & Co., Holmes, Hoshinoya, Imperial Goverment Railways, J.M. Kenoyer, Jadu Kissen, John & Co., John Marshall, Johnny Stores, Josef Hoffmann, K.C. Marrott, K.C. Mehra & Sons, Kingshill Trading Company, Kunzli Freres, Kyotaijin, Lambert, Lau Ping Kee, Librairie Francaise, Liebig's, L'Instituto Delle Missioni Estere de Milano, M. G. Shahani & Co., M.B. Uduman, M.V. Dhurandhar, Marukiya, Max H. Hilckes, Mela Ram & Sons, Moorli Dhur & Sons, Mortimer Menpes, Mullick Bros., Munir Khan, Naniwaya & Co., Nestor Gianclis Ltd., Omar Khan, P. Gerhardt, P. Klier, Photo Supply Co., Plate & Co., R. Jalbhoy, R.W. Rai & Sons, Raffles Hotel, Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ravi Varma, Rewachand Motumal & Sons, S. Mahadeo & Son, S.S. Brij Basi & Sons, Skeen Photo, SL Co., Spencer & Co., T. Tokuriki, The Colombo Apothecaries, The Coop Limited, The Eagle Postcard Co., The Phototype Co., Tokyo Design Printing Co., Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store, Yee Wo Shing - ed.]
Site contents:
* China (Beijing [54 images], Hong Kong [14], Shanghai [11], Hangzhou [2], Tibet [1], Pa-Ta-Ling [1], Yantai [1], Guangzhou [1], Liaoyang [1], Shenyang [1], People [41]);
* India (Mumbai [167], Delhi [56], Kolkata [53], Chennai [48], Srinagar [35], Agra [29], Lucknow [23], Jaipur [22], Darjeeling [19], Shimla [18], Varanasi [16], Bangalore [11], Hyderabad [10], Kashmir [9], Meerut [8], People [399]);
* Pakistan (Lahore [56], Karachi [53], Peshawar [32], Murree [26], Quetta [24], Khyber Pass [23], Rawalpindi [8], Sukkur [8], Attock [6], Multan [4], Barian [3], Cherat [3], Landi Kotal [3], Dungagali [2], Nowshera [2], People [58]);
* Japan (Tokyo [25], Mount Fuji [12], Kyoto [12], Nikko [9], Nara [5], Yokohama [5], Kobe [4], Nagasaki [2], Osaka [2], Hakone [2], Asakusa [1], Hiroshima [1], Iwakuni [1], Okayama [1], Hikone [1], People [40]);
* Philippines (Manila [43], Mindanao [4], Pagsanjan [3], Jolo [1], Manilagoe [1], Banig [1], Baguio [1], Olongapo [1], People [6]);
* Turkey (Istanbul [34], Edirne [1], People [7]);
* Myanmar (Yangon [22], Mandalay [16], Bagan [8], Kachin [1], Taunggyi [1], Bago [1], London [1], Shwegyin [1], Myingyan [1], Toungoo [1], Yenangyaung [1], Pyay [1], Amherst [1], People [33]);
* Afghanistan (Kabul [6], Khyber Pass [2], Kandahar [2], Herat [1], Bamiyan [1], Mazar-i-Sharif [1], People [15]);
* Sri Lanka (Colombo [59], Kandy [19], Peradeniya [4], Anuradhapura [2], Nuwara-Eliya [1], Mount Lavinia [1], Jaffna [1], Dambulla [1], Maskeliya [1], Kalutara [1], People [40]);
* Israel (Jerusalem [22], Tiberias [2], Nazareth [2], Jaffa [2], Bethlehem [1], Tiberius [1], People [6]);
* Singapore (Singapore [16], People [2]);
* Photo archaeology: Ancient Indus (Mohenjo-daro [206], Harappa [122], Nausharo [4], Sehwan [1], Karachi [1], Islamabad [1], Multan [1], Allahdino [1], Chitral [1], People [9]);
* Artist (M.V. Dhurandhar) (Mumbai [46], People [46]);
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