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Early
views of India were often taken by British military men and are sometimes
of excellent quality and are often historically important. So look out
for flat mount views with handwritten titles. The Underwood views were
taken by James Ricalton in 1899/1900. His sure eye has ensured the survival
of this series as one of his major works. These views, along with the Underwood
series of Japan and China (also by Ricalton), probably represent the peak
of the 'armchair travel' mode of stereoviews. They were immensely popular
and Ricalton also wrote comprehensive guide books with maps to complement
the series. These books can sometimes be picked up on secondhand book websites
for around $50. Check however that the maps are present as they are tucked
in a pocket in the cover and often go missing. Keystone bought the Underwood
negs. A Keystone view with the number preceded by the letter V is from
an Underwood neg.
'Worshippers before an image
in the exquisitely carved temple of Vimala Sah, Mount Abu'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 10.
Order #1112.
Price $10.
'Worshippers before an image
in the exquisitely carved temple of Vimala Sah, Mount Abu'. Descriptive
text. Variant.
Condition 10.
Order #1113.
Price $10.
Keystone. 'Interior, Dilwara
Temple, Mount Abu'.
Condition 9.
Order #1114.
Price $10.
Keystone. 'Interior, Dilwara
Temple, Mount Abu'. Text description.
Condition 9/10.
Order #1115.
Price $12.
'Up to the everlasting snows
of Mt Kinchinjanga (28,157 ft), north from Darjeeling'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1116.
Price $8.
'Jehu in India - a typical
old bullock driver at Agra, with clumsy wooden-wheeled cart (N.W.)'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 10.
Order #1117.
Price $10.
'Akbar's tomb, Sikandarah'.
Text description.
Condition 9.
Order #1118.
Price $10.
'Peaceful now, but stained
with horrible memories - N. at massacre Ghat on Ganges, Cawnpore'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 10.
Order #1119.
Price $12.
'Memorial at Cawnpore, India,
to women and children massacred by the Nana Sahib, 1857 (west)'.
Condition 7.
Order #1121.
Price $6.
'Kutb Minar from N.E. - Moslem
Tower of Victory near Delhi'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1122.
Price $12.
'Looking N. from the minaret
of the greatest mosque in the world, over famous city of Delhi'.
Condition 10.
Order #1123.
Price $12.
'Devout Mohammedans prostrate
at prayer time - Court of Jumma Musjid, India's greatest Mosque, Delhi'.
Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1124.
Price $12.
'His Excellency, Lord Curzon,
opening the Indian Art Exhibition, Delhi'.
Condition. Slight fault at
bottom of right image.
Order #1125.
Price $12.
'Marvels of richness and grandeur
- the great Durbar Procession, Delhi'.
Condition 9.
Order #1126.
Price $12.
'Grand Durbar Review on the
great Delhi plain, a field of many battles'.
Condition 9.
Order #1127.
Price $12.
'The fabulous wealth of India
- native Princes in the grand State Entry, Durbar, Delhi'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 9.
Order #1128.
Price $12.
'Indian troops at the great
Durbar - N.W. from Mori Gate, Delhi'.
Condition 7.
Order #1129.
Price $8.
'Charmingly oriental - Durbar
grounds of a native prince, on the Delhi Plain'.
Condition 9.
Order #1131.
Price $12.
'H.H. the Maharaja of Gwalior
at home, one of the richest men in the world'. Descriptive text.
Condition 10.
Order #1132.
Price $15.
'The scene of dead splendors
- looking across ancient city of Amber to mountain fortress'. Descriptive
text.
Condition. Yellowing.
Order #1133.
Price $8.
'Baillie Gate from E., torn
by mutineers' guns during siege; where rescuers entered - Lucknow'.
Condition 8.
Order #1134.
Price $12.
'Lucknow's memorial to Sir
Henry Lawrence and heroes who died in '57 (view N.W.)'.
Condition 8.
Order #11435.
Price $10.
Keystone. 'Industrious dhobies
(washer men) at work in river, W. from Lucknow'. Descriptive text.
Condition 10.
Order #1136.
Price $12.
'A marvel of beauty - looking
N. to Taj Mahal, marble tomb of a Mogul queen, Agra'. Descriptive text.
Condition 10.
Order #1137.
Price $12.
'Most beautiful tomb in the
world - exquisitely carved and inlaid marbles at Taj Mahal, Agra'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 9.
Order #1138.
Price $12.
Keystone. 'Garden of the Taj
Mahal, Agra'. Nicely tinted. Descriptive text.
Condition 8 (slight dents
to mount).
Order #1139.
Price $15.
'Tower of Silence, where vultures
devour the Parsi dead, Malabar Hill (N.E.), Bombay'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9/10.
Order #1140.
Price $12.
'Over university and secretariat
(Sq. tower), S. from Rajahal Tower, Bombay'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1141.
Price $12.
Keystone. 'Children of Bombay
at the zoo'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1142.
Price $8.
Keystone. 'Clean and airy Chowringhee
Road (Esplanade at left), looking N. over Calcutta'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9/10.
Order #1143.
Price $12.
'Jani Temple showing group
of idols, Calcutta'.
Condition 9/10.
Order #1144.
Price $15.
Keystone. 'Grasses at whose
feet men are like insects - bamboos in Botanical Gardens, Calcutta'.
Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1145.
Price $10.
'Benares, religious center
of India, N.E. down Ganges from minaret, Aurangzib Mosque'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 9 but slightly light.
Order #1146.
Price $8.
'How beauty takes the air -
Indian "reet" or bullock carriage used by ladies of rank, Ulwar'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 10.
Order #1147.
Price $5.
Keystone. 'Everyday life in
the Vale of Cashmere'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1148.
Price $10.
'An earthly paradise, famous
Vale of Cashmere, watered by the winding Jhelum'. Descriptive text.
Condition. Images 7 with slight
marks. Mount slightly peeling at back.
Order #1149.
Price $6.
'Shelling rice and gossiping
with the neighbors - home life of contented citizens of Cashmere'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 10.
Order #1150.
Price $12.
'Her Excellency, Lady Curzon,
in India'.
Condition 9.
Order #1151.
Price $22.
'Her Excellency, Lady Curzon,
leaving the Viceregal Lodge for a drive, Simla'.
Condition. Slight surface
stain on left image.
Order #1152.
Price $22.
'A land of sunshine and long
journeys - freight boats on tree-lined canal (W.), Sikandarah'. Descroptive
text.
Condition 9.
Order #1153.
Price $12.
'Sacred monkeys at Galta near
Jeypore, fascinating even to those not inclined to worship'. Descriptive
text.
Condition 9.
Order #1154.
Price $12.
'Corridor, 700 feet long, splendid
granite temple of Ramisseram, Paumben Island, So. India'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1156.
Price $12.
Keystone. 'Sacred Gold Lily
Lake and Pagodas - Great Temple to Siva, Madura, South India'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #1157.
Price $12.
Keystone. 'Jutogh, a military
station, W.N.W. from Prospect Hill, Simla'. Descriptive text.
Condition 9.
Order #1158.
Price $12.
'Charming Naldera, favorite
retreat of Lords Lytton and Curzon - S.S.W. toward Simla'.
Condition 8.
Order #1159.
Price $10.
H.D. Girdwood - orignally under
his own name and later as 'Realistic Travels'
'Night reflections, Dalhousie
Square, Calcutta Illuminations'.
Condition 8.
Order #7701.
Price $12.
'Caparisoned camels and flag
bearers, Nawroz procession, Calcutta Pageant'.
Condition 8.
Order #7703.
Price $12.
'The unique features of the
Pageant, Calcutta'.
Condition. Some black spots
in sky.
Order #7704.
Price $12.
'The unique features of the
Pageant, Calcutta'.
Condition 8.
Order #7705.
Price $12.
'Richly caparisoned horses
from Gwalior and Bikaneer, Calcutta Pageant'.
Condition 9.
Order #7706.
Price $15.
'Calcutta Pageant'. (Rest of
title obscured by image.)
Condition 9.
Order #7707.
Price $12.
'State Elephants and Standard
Bearers Pageant, Calcutta'.
Condition 8.
Order #7708.
Price $12.
'Grandeur of India's Chiefs,
Royal Procession, Delhi'. These and the following are of the 1912 Delhi
Durbar.
Condition. Slight processing
mark on left image.
Order #7712.
Price $12.
'H.H. The Maharaja of Kapurthala
in State Entry, Delhi'.
Condition 8.
Order #7713.
Price $12.
'H.I.M. Queen Mary in the State
Entry, Delhi'.
Condition 8.
Order #7714.
Price $12.
'H.H. The Maharaja of Charkhari,
in his silver carriage, State Entry, Delhi'.
Condition 9.
Order #7716.
Price $12.
'Their Majesties watching the
polo tournament, Delhi'.
Condition. Slight processing
marks.
Order #7717.
Price $10.
'Maharajas rounding Jama Masjid,
State Entry'.
Condition. Slight marks, scratches
and dents.
Order #7719.
Price $8.
'Retainers of H.H. the Maharajah
of Samthar, awaiting his State Arrival, Delhi'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #7720.
Price $15.
'Glimpses of the .....'. Rest
of title hidden under the images.
Condition. A few light marks.
Order #7723.
Price $10.
'H.H. The Maharajah of Cooch
Behar's State Arrival, Delhi'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #7725.
Price $12.
'H.M. The King after inspecting
Guard of Honour. State Arrival, Govt. House, Cal.'.
Condition 9.
Order #7727.
Price $12.
'The dance of the Orissa Palks
before Their Majesties, Calcutta Pageant'.
Condition, Some light marks.
Order #7728.
Price $10.
'The Band, Church Service,
Delhi'.
Condition. Some loss of surface
on the back.
Order #7729.
Price $12.
'Leaving the dak bungalow for
a "bile-gharry" drive, the typical native taxi of southern India'.
Condition 9.
Order #7730.
Price $12.
'Sculptured columns in the
Karli Caves, the best preserved Chaitya Temple in India, Bombay'.
Condition 8.
Order #7731.
Price $12.
'The richly adorned sanctuary
of the beautiful Temple of Hathi Singh, Abmedabad'.
Condition 9.
Order #7732.
Price $12.
'The Kutb Minar, of Muhammadan
Tower of Victory, near Delhi'.
Condition. Black surface marks
(probably processing).
Order #7733.
Price $10.
'Cashmere Gate, through which
Nicholoson stormed and retook Delhi'.
Condition 9.
Order #7734.
Price $15.
'The gateway to the Taj Mahal,
Agra'.
Condition 9.
Order #7738.
Price $12.
'Jumna river and wall of the
Fort from the exquisite marble screen of Saman Burj, Agra'.
Condition 8.
Order #7739.
Price $12.
'The exquisite Hathi Temple
at Ahmedabad'.
Condition 9.
Order #7740.
Price $12.
'The beautiful Dastur Khan
Mosque at Ahmedebad'.
Condition 9.
Order #7741.
Price $12.
'The hottsest city in the world
and its peculiar air ventilators'. (Hyderabad).
Condition 9/10.
Order #7742.
Price $12.
'Hillside village among the
Himalayan heights, India'.
Condition 9.
Order #7743.
Price $12.
'"A Poem in Marble". The world-renowned
Taj Mahal, Agra'.
Condition 9.
Order #7744.
Price $12.
George Rose (cabinet size cards)
'4903. The Museum, Lucknow'.
Condition 8.
Order #7745.
Price $18.
'4653. Delhi Durbar. Arch near
the Railway Station, Delhi'.
Condition. Surface scratches.
Order #7746.
Price $15.
'4850. Delhi Durbar. Feeding
the Hindoo poor, Maidan, Calcutta'. Text description.
Condition 8.
Order #7747.
Price $18.
'4635. Delhi Durbar. Military
Review. Bodyguard of the Viceroy. All Indian Princes'. Text description.
Condition 8.
Order #7748.
Price $18.
'4688. Delhi Durbar. Oriental
magnificence'. Text description. Title obscured on front.
Condition. Slight stains and
scratches.
Order #7749.
Price $15.
'4706. Delhi Durbar. Footmen
with spears, umbrellas and emblems, Jind State'. Text description.
Condition 8.
Order #7750.
Price $15.
Fine Art Photographers' Publishing Co.
'Elephant Fountain, Madura.
South India'. Text description.
Condition 9.
Order #8311.
Price $15.
'A characteristic street in
Madura. India'. Text description.
Condition 8.
Order #8312.
Price $12.
Kilburn/Davis
'Pilgrims in camp on the way
with their sacred bulls to the temples, India'
Condition 7/8.
Order #8313.
Price $12.
Excelsior
Excelsior. 'An Indian Procession.'.
Condition. Usual Excelsior
images with low contrast.
Order #8314.
Price $8.
The next
views are by H.C. White. The scanner has struggled with the exaggerated
curve and high gloss finish. They are fine views as is to be expected from
this company.
'2317. A Hindu Temple in the
Plague District, Bombay'.
Condition 9.
Order #8315.
Price $15.
'2341. Official Guard of Prince
of Baroda'.
Condition 9/10.
Order #8316.
Price $15.
'14019. Chanpori Gate, the
picturesque entrance to the walled city of Jaipur'.
Condition 9.
Order #8317.
Price $15.
'14023. Great Palace of the
Maharaja, a huge pile of oriental architecture, Jaipur'.
Condition. Couple of slight
dings.
Order #8318.
Price $15.
'14033. The Great Royal Palace
in the deserted city of Amber, once the capital of Jaipur'.
Condition 9.
Order #8319.
Price $15.
'14046. Hordes of faithful
Moslems leaving the Jumma Mosque, Delhi'.
Condition 9 (gilding of title
has been partially lost).
Order #8320.
Price $15.
'14049. Curiously and beautifully
carved pillars in the hall of the Katbul Mosque, Delhi'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #8321.
Price $15.
'14041. Sacred bullocks before
the temple entrance at Alwar'.
Condition 9/10.
Order #8322.
Price $15.
Other Views
S.P. Series 'Indian Troops'.
Condition. Fairly heavy fading.
Order #8323.
Price $3.
Amateur view. Signed on back
'Photo R. Russ'. 'Hohthurli Pass'.
Condition 7.
Order #8324.
Price $6.
These yellow mount views from the
1860s have no titles, apart from the first. They are probably all of India.
Most have some kid's scribble on the back.
'Stone idol, India'.
Condition. Marks and moderate
fading.
Order #8325.
Price $15.
Condition. Mount split thru
center.
Order #8326.
Price $15.
Condition. Mount split thru
center, damage to right image.
Order #8327.
Price $5.
Dead deer, gun and knife etc.
Condition. Light images.
Order #8328.
Price $8.
