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| The city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) lies on India's west coast around a deep, natural harbour. The city itself, the capital of the state of Maharashtra, is the most heavily populated in the world, with around 14 million inhabitants. As well as being India's main commercial centre, Mumbai is the home of the "Bollywood" film industry. |
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| An undated view of the Municipal Offices and Victoria Terminus. |
| V T Station in Mumbai. |
| Search the internet for more about Mumbai and its history - or to book your flight there ! |
| Bandstand and Public Buildings. |
| Esplanade Road. |
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| "Pydownie Street, Bombay (City). Pydownie Street, one of the principal highways of Bombay, is typical of the many animated thoroughfares of this busy city. Forty per cent of the trade of India is now done through Bombay, while its chief industries are dyeing, tanning, and working in metal. It possesses no less than seventy large steam mills, and a population of between eight and nine hundred thousand." |
| Country Carts. |
| "These beautifully laid out gardens are a source of pleasure to the weary and jaded worker in the cool of the evening after a hard day's work in the burning sun and stuffy offices. |
| The Parsee Tower of Silence. |
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| The Parsee Fire Temple. |
| The University Library and Clock Tower. |
| Municipal Buildings. |
| Did You Know......that the author Rudyard Kipling ("Just So Stories" "Jungle Book") was born in Mumbai in 1865 ? |
| Can anyone tell me what a "Mole Station" is ? When I search on Google it asks if I mean "molestation" !!! (See our Guestbook !) |
| Another old postcard of Victoria Terminal. |
| Victoria Terminal again ! |
| Two postcards of the Tajmahal Hotel. |
| The Gateway of India. |
| Another postcard of the University Library. |
| The Great Indian Peninsula Railway - the Bombay-Pune Mail. |
| The two postcards above were very kindly emailed to us anonymously - thanks, whoever you are ! |
| Another view of the Gateway of India. |
| A "native" street in Mumbai - no comment !! |
| Esplanade Road and the Floral Fountain. |
| Another postcard of the Taj Mahal Hotel. |
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| See some old postcards of Ocean Liners on Squidoo. |
| Historic Aircraft on Squidoo. |