Raphael Tuck & Sons of London were the world's premiere early postcard publisher. Tucks published its first Christmas cards in 1871 and first postcards, like many other firms, in 1898. The firm was a regular supplier of Christmas cards to Queen Victoria, and could boast…
Budha Darya (Old Bed of River Ravi) was the remains of old course of the River Ravi when it passed adjacent to the Lahore Fort, with time river changed the course as the Ravi flows past Lahore in Pakistan (26 kilometres (16 mi) below Amritsar in…
Lahore Memories - LM018: Moti Shah - Unforgettable Street Singer of Lahore and a memorable reunion with Mohammad Rafi Photos and text by: Sabrina Shah (grand daughter) You may find these photos of my grandfather Moti Shah also known as Zahoor Ahmad Shah brother of…
Lahore Memories - 0048: Mr. Roy Holliday, posing at Lahore Railway Station while his journey to Karachi c. 1947 There written "Lahore" in English, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), Hindi and Urdu respectively. The photo was sent by Mr. Roy Holliday (87-Years old now) to Naresh Fernandes, A…
March 23, 1931: Bhagat Singh and two of his associates were sentenced to death at the Lahore Central Jail in Lahore conspiracy case. On 17 March 1931, the Home Secretary, Punjab, sent a telegram to the Home Department, New Delhi, fixing the execution on 23…
Sir Shah Nawaz Khan Mamdot with Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah before March 23 Resolution Gathering Sir Shah Nawaz Mamdot was one of the principal hosts and played a pivotal role in organizing the historic session of the All-India Muslim League in March 1940 at Lahore…
An Advert of K. L. Saigal Performance in Lahore c. 1937 More about the biography of KL Saigal. It was his travel as salesman that brought KL Saigal to Lahore, where he befriended Meharchand Jain. With a passion for music, both remained buddies even when…
Mohammad Rafi, was one such great contribution of Lahore to India and the rest of the world. Born 24 December 1924, in a village near Amritsar, his father shifted to Lahore and opened up a men's salon in Noor Mohalla, Bhatti Gate in the 1920s.
Iqbal was born in 1983 in Arshad, a very small, rural village outside of Lahore in Pakistan. He was sold into bondage by his family to pay for his brother's wedding as they had borrowed 600 rupees from a local employer who owned a carpet…
Gateway of Badshahi Mosque Lahore c. 1849, One of the earliest photographs of the Sub-Continent taken by Dr. J McCosh! a doctor and amateur photographer stationed in Punjab during 1847-49. Though history of professional photography in India starts in early 1860s when British Government invited…