Retrospective - A New Republic, circa 1950

In 1950, the Constitution of India came into force. These rare monochrome photographs capture the essence of India, a newly fledged Republic.

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  1. Street Wash
  2. Taj Mahal
  3. Indian Billboard
  4. Hooghly River Bath
  5. Cochin
  6. Howrah Bridge
  7. Marriage Symbols
  8. Delhi Switchboard
  9. Women Coal Workers
  10. Shved Head
  11. Banaras Beggar
  12. Three Lions
  13. Man-Drawn Rickshaws
  14. Sikh Women
  15. Looking Good
  16. Hooghly Bathers
  17. Young India
  18. Contrasts
  19. Three Lions
  20. Steam Locomotive
  21. Kumbha Mela
  22. Muttra Beggars
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