Selected South Asia Holdings

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NYSED: New York State Education Department · 1902 English

A group of natives and missionaries stand in front of a thatched roof chapel and a bell tower in Nowgong, Eastern Bengal and Assam, India. This image is taken from …


NYSED: New York State Education Department · 1901 English

The home of a rich native in Bombay (Mumbai), India. The house has at least four stories. In front is a fence with intricately designed metalwork and columns topped with …


NYSED: New York State Education Department English

Entrance gate to the Golden Temple, or Harmandir Sahib, from water side. People sit on the causeway and walk over it through the temple. Amritsar, India. The temple is regarded …


NYSED: New York State Education Department English

Map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and the southern tip of India, including the state of Madras. This image was taken from F.C. Penfield's East of Suez, originally used with permission …


NYSED: New York State Education Department English

Sikh forage dealers enjoying their hookahs in the grass market. Amritsar, India (1912). Hookahs are a type of long water pipes that originated in India.


NYSED: New York State Education Department English

Natives in courtyard of the Golden Temple, or Harmandir Sahib, in Amritsar, India, ca. 1912. The temple is regarded as the most significant place of worship in India by Sikhs.


NYSED: New York State Education Department English

Street in Amritsar, India, ca. 1912. Various people in native garb line the street next to buildings. One man leads a donkey laden with goods.