Costumes of all nations, India,The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892
Description:
The item is one of a card set created as a souvenir package for the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. "These cards are lithographed reproductions of photographs taken on the spot in the various countries and provinces and colored there to correctly represent the native costumes. They are national costume studies, reliable and perfect in every detail." The cultural information on the card verso includes the Singer presence in the country. An Indian couple is shown in the image.
