19 juli 2025
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17 juli 2025
16 juli 2025
Traffic Policeman In British Era Calcutta, 1920 Photo
A 1920 photo of a traffic policeman in British Era Calcutta (Kolkata). The uniform says it all. A smartly turned-out Indian traffic policeman is topped with an umbrella, likely to avoid the city’s heat. This uniform has evolved into a more modern one since the colonial era. Similar to the Calcutta policeman, the Bombay police too had its uniform and rules during the British era. The Portuguese formed a basic law structure by the setting up of a Police department in Bombay.
Tekst en foto: Past India.
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15 juli 2025
Kiem
De maan kwam voort uit zijn geest,
de zon uit zijn ogen,
de wind uit zijn adem,
en de ruimte uit zijn navel.
Mixed media, juli 2025
14 juli 2025
Van Nijmegen tot Zevenaar
13 juli 2025
11 juli 2025
Anna Henriette Theophanie (Fanny) von Rennenkampff, portreefoto
De foto roept associaties op met het werk van Pyke Koch, waarschijnlijk door de blouse. Niet oneerbiedig bedoeld.
Via Rahvusarhiivi fotoinfosüsteem (FOTIS). Zie ook hier.
10 juli 2025
Maharaja of Jodhpur – Photogravure 1915
This is a 1915 photogravure print of Maharaja of Jodhpur Sir Sardar Singh Bahadur. He reigned for a short period from an adolescent age of 15 until his death at 31 (1895‑1911).
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Taj Mahal Disguised Against Enemy Air Attack In WWII – 2 Photos 1942
Two photos from 1942 show the Taj Mahal disguised against enemy air attack during WWII. Japan was allied with the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, & Japan). So naturally, India became their prime target. Since Britain aligned with the Allied Powers (Britain, USA, and Russia).Foto’s en tekst: Past India
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WO II
09 juli 2025
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