Bombay - Photo postcard of Tram operated by BEST

 

This is a Photo made to a picture post card showing the BEST (Bombay Electric and Suburban Transport) Tram. The last of the trams were shut down in the 1960's.

Bombay Racecourse.

 

A View of the Racecourse stand. This is now called as the Mahalaxmi Race course which was built in 1883. We can see the chimneys of many factories in the distance.

Hindu Marriage Ceremony

 

                                      A Picture Postcard showing the Hindu Marriage Ceremony.

Municipality Sweepers in Bombay

The sweeping implements have not changed much in the last 100 years!!

BEST Tram Employees

 

BEST, Bombay Tram Employees- Inspector, Conductor and Driver.

Khada Parsi Statue (Cursetjee Manecjee)

 

The 40-feet tall, cast-iron monument has a statue of Seth Cursetjee Manockjee (1763-1845), a nineteenth century Parsi businessman-education reformer, perched atop a Corinthian pillar with sculptures of four mermaids surrounding the base. It is below the Byculla Flyover

Gate to Victoria Gardens

 

This is the Old Gate at Victoria Gardens ( Jeejamata Udyan)