Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: A careful examination of picture postcards of Madras and Bangalore of the early 20th century shows that this medium tells us a complex story of colonial urbanism and the history of photography that sheds a new light on these two cities.POSTCARDS were the first widely available and affordable form of massproduced photography.In the early decades of the 20th century, when postcards were at the height of their popularity, they were a new media craze that swept the globe.They were something akin to Instagram, an innovative and affordable mobile form of photo sharing and social networking.It has been estimated that in Britain alone approximately six billion postcards passed through the British postal system between 1902 and 1910.Image 1: "Mylapore Temple Tank".Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, early 20th century.The caption on the b "Mylapore Tank: Madras is built in a straggling fashion along the seashore.Most roads run between the avenues and ar groves of palms and other trees.The shops often stand back from the streets with gardens in front of them.Mansions compounds that are almost parks and rice fields wind in and out between them." (https://www.frontline.in/)
Authors: Hughes, Stephen, Stevenson, Emily
Language: English
Topic: Photographic and Visual Arts
Subfield: Museology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2949646887