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This is a holding page for matters of relevance to Fibiwiki Postcard project.
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Postcard photographers and artists
- Fred Bremnerspent 40years in India taking a wonderful selection of photos some of which formed the basis for postcards. (harappa.com)
- For fibiwiki images see Bremner Photographic Postcards
- Frank Clinger Scallan :- The story of the Elusive man who made these fascinating pastel postcards of India Scroll.in
Themed postcard articles
- History of Postcards wikipedia.com. Has section on Postcards in British India which mentions they were first introduced in July 1879 at a cost of 1/4 anna.
- Postcards: A Neglected Source of Anthropological Data by R.E.S. Tanner Contains references to postcards of India
- Picturing Mountains as Hills "Hill Station postcards and the Tales They Tell" by Shashwati Talukdar
- P&O Collection archive postcards of Strathmore (1935) and Ranchi (1925)Alex Naughton. flickr.com
- From Bombay To Mumbai: A Journey Through Postcards by Rushikesh Kulkarni on Mumbaimag. Part 1,Part 2,Part 3
- South India Addresses the World: Postcards, Circulation, and Empire Article by Stephen Hughes and Emily Stevenson of SOAS
Useful Websites for general background information
- Website of Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City. Lots of excellent background information related to the hobby of postcard collecting.
- Paper Jewels | Postcards from the Raj 1892-1947 by Omar Khan.
- Postcards from Images of Asia c 1910. Although this website is now archived, some, but not all, of the internal links are still active. India, Pakistan