Almost Century Old Pics Of British raj india found in a SHOE BOX in Scotland

[WatanDost]

A shoe box full of images capturing life in India at least a century ago has been discovered in one of Scotland's national collections. 178 plate-glass negatives were found inside a size-nine Peter Lord shoe box by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in Edinburgh.

The photos are said to have been taken in the country at the time of the British Raj and it is thought the negatives were untouched for almost 100 years.

Little is known about the images and the photographer, prompting a search for clues as to his or her identity. One theory is that the photographer was a British civil servant in Calcutta.


A group of people posing for a photograph during a tennis party
Picture: RCAHMS/PA



An unknown man posing for a photograph in a white linen suit




Buildings in Calcutta lit up at night for the 1912 British royal visit




Ascetics or sadhus seated, possibly near Chandpal Ghat in Calcutta




A street hairdresser giving a 'Hindustani haircut' (pudding bowl), Strand Road South in Calcutta




Ships arriving at the Chandpal Ghat in Calcutta




A Muharram procession through a crowded street in Calcutta




Celebrations for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Calcutta in 1912




Two men take part in a stick dance or raas




An unknown man playing tennis




Two ferry canoes moored in a stream




A Jain Temple complex in Calcutta




Washermen working at a dhobi ghat




A riverside scene with bathers, looking north from Chatulal's Ghat towards Ram Chandra Goenka's Zenana (ladies) ghat in Calcutta





Buildings on south east side of the Lal Dighi (BBD Bagh, formerly Dalhousie Square) in Calcutta are illuminated for the royal visit in 1912


@sabir1
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[sabir1]

from where did you get all these pictures ?

[hesham]

barca sahib app ne kon sa galit kam kia jo app ki tind ho rehi he?????????????????? gosa nahi karna

[urdu_man]

thanks for share.

[mabaig]

Nice collection

[pakistani 86]

in tasveeron ko detkhty huy pata nahi q aik misra zehan mein aa gya k
HUM NA HON GY TO KOI HUM SA HO GA
aj se aik sadi qabal basny waly ye log chand behuda si tasveron mein qaid huy sirf itna btany k lye k tum log kahin ghalti se b ye mat samjh bethna k tum fana na ho gy. fana hona muqaddar hai atal or lazawal muqaddar.
nostalgic he kr dia watandost yar......

[shaheedchoudry]

Bahut dukh aur takleef ho rahi hai k hamaray ancestors ka itna burra haal kia tha es gori chamarri waloun nay. Khair ajkal bhi koi different nahi.
Things would have been different if our Kings had founded universities instead of palaces, tombs and gardens like shalimar, taj mahal etc.

[A.G.Uddin]

Kabhi kabhar afsoos hota hai yeh sooch kar key Britishers ne ghalat actions liye lekin woh behtar thay is region keliye as an administrator as comapred to local thugs. Kabhi suna hai key Angrezi daur ki buildings ya bridges bethgaye houn apne aap ya un mein use kiya gay cement ghatya quality ka nikla?

[ranaji]

barca sahib app ne kon sa galit kam kia jo app ki tind ho rehi he?????????????????? gosa nahi karna

aap ney kon saa sahih kaam kia ke aap ki tindd nahi ho rahi?????????????????????????ghussa nahi karna

[ranaji]

yeh to 15 pics hain baqi 160 kahan hain

[pakistani 86]

yeh to 15 pics hain baqi 160 kahan hain

wo abhi print ho rhi hain

[swing]

aaj bhi india ja ker photo khainchoo aisee he tasveeray hain.
sirf woh color hongi.

[ranaji]

wo abhi print ho rhi hain

100 saal mai print nahi huwain to abb kia 100 dinn mai print hongi

[pakistani 86]

100 saal mai print nahi huwain to abb kia 100 dinn mai print hongi

technology change ho gai hai na boss. 100 sal purani tasveeron ko print krny k lye 100 sal purani technology use krni pary gi na and its very okha kam isnt it??????