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*A collection of photographs from [http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll29 ''India Illustrated: Being a Collection of Pictures of the Cities of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, Together with a Selection of the Most Interesting Buildings and Scenes throughout India''], published by Bennett, Coleman, & Co., publishers of the English language newspaper ''Times of India'', c 1905. University of Houston Digital Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/indiathroughste00ricagoog ''India through the stereoscope : a journey through Hindustan''] by James Ricalton 1907. Archive.org [He travelled in 1901-1903].This book was sold with a collection of photographs which could be viewed through a stereoscope. Stereographs copyrighted 1903. Examples, including from flickr.com and the British Library: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/13305961@N00/3920409573/in/photostream/ No. 28 'Ekka' with passenger and baggage, coming from Cashmere (Kashmir) to Murree], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/campwala/2596512967/in/album-72157600243474620/ No 30. Before Christ Church, at Simla], [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/i/019pho000000181u00035000.html No. 35 Inflated bullock skin boat, or dreas, at the side of the river Sutlej], enlargeable. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/campwala/2801124203/in/album-72157600243474620/ No 75. Curiously rigged camel-waggons, Delhi], [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/m/019pho000000181u00080000.html No. 80 The great Durbar procession, Delhi, India] enlargable. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/campwala/2597329670/in/album-72157600243474620/ No 87. Palace of the Winds, Jeypore, India]. [http://luna-insight.smith.edu:8180/luna/servlet/ROTMANCOLL~20~1 A collection of these photographs reprinted 1923-1931] Smith College Libraries. Northampton, MA, USA
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023611381 ''Sport and Travel in the Far East''] by J C Grew 1910 Archive.org. The travel occurred in 1902-1903. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Grew Joseph Grew] Wikipedia. He became an American diplomat, and from 1932-1941 was Ambassador to Japan.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.319510023550247?urlappend=%3Bseq=11 ''A Winter in India : light impressions of its cities, peoples, and customs''] by Archibald B. Spens ; with 95 illustrations. 1914. Hathi Trust Digital Library.
*[https://archive.org/details/infarthestburmar00ward ''In Farthest Burma: The record of an arduous journey of exploration and research through the unknown frontier territory of Burma and Tibet''] by Captain F Kingdon Ward, late Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 1/116th Mahrattas. 1921 Archive.org. With a [https://archive.org/stream/infarthestburmar00ward#page/n338/mode/1up Map]. The journey took place in 1914.
