The former "Begam Samru's house" on Chandni Chauk was made into a bank: *Begam Samru's House, from the Metcalfe album, 1840's, by Mazhar Ali Khan* (BL)

"The Bank at Delhi," from the Illustrated London News, 1857

Source: ebay, Dec. 2003

*The Bank of Delhi; a photo by Robert and Harriet Tytler, 1858* (BL)

"Sale at Calcutta of Valuable Government Presents and Lucknow Jewels," Illustrated London News, 1860

Source: ebay, Sept. 2004

"The New Oriental Bank and Share Market, Bombay," from the Illustrated London News, 1865; a very large scan of this engraving from my own collection: *left half*; *right half*

Source: ebay, Oct. 2006

"National Bank of India, Bombay," a photo from the 1860's

Source: ebay, Oct. 2007




"Banian from Surat," by Emile Bayard, from 'Le Tour du Monde', 1870

Source: ebay, Dec. 2008



"Hindu bankers," an engraving by Emile Bayard, from 'Le Tour du Monde', 1873

Source: ebay, Oct. 2008

"Merchants of Calcutta ("Marwaris," i.e., Natives of Marwar in Rajpootana)"a book illustration, 1887; *a very large scan of this engraving, from my own collection*

Source: ebay, Feb. 2006

*"An Indian Rival to a Scottish Industry: the German Crown Prince visiting a Calcutta jute mill," from The Graphic, 1911*

Source: ebay, Mar. 2006

"Money-changers," a photo from c. the 1920's

Source: ebay, Dec. 2007

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