The Unseen Pics of 100-yr-old British India Found in Shoebox <br /> <br />To Subscribe Our Channel Please Click Below Link: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=pastimers <br /> <br />A treasure-trove of photographs, documenting life in India over a century ago during the British Raj, was recently found in a shoebox in Edinburgh. <br />The most interesting discoveries are indeed made in the most unlikely of places: a treasure-trove of photographs, documenting life in India over 100 years ago during the British Raj, has recently been found in a shoebox in Edinburgh. <br />A total of 178 negatives were found in a shoebox for a pair of grey, size 9, Peter Lord slip-on shoes by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). <br />The stunning negatives were stored in 5" by 8" plate boxes and had been wrapped in copies of The Statesman newspaper of 1914. <br />Nothing is yet known about the photographer of these historic images, although efforts are on to find out his or her identity. <br />Among the images are some that depict the celebrations for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Calcutta in 1912 with the city's buildings all lit up. <br />Pilgrims gathered for a religious festival. <br />Laborers pulling carts loaded with crates at (probably) the Howrah station. <br />A woman standing outside a house, most likely, in Darjeeling. <br />The most interesting discoveries are indeed made in the most unlikely of places: a treasure-trove of photographs, documenting life in India over 100 years ago during the British Raj, has recently been found in a shoebox in Edinburgh. Take a look at these amazing photographs from a bygone era and marvel at what life was like for the common Indian during the British rule.
