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Lynx
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old hunting picture - India
#107385 - 14/06/08 02:38 PM

Photograph taken in Alwar state, Maharaj Jay Singh of Alwar can be seen standing with sola topee or hat behind the tiger. My great grandfather is 2nd from the right with sola toppee in hand.

When Maharaja Jay Singh of Alwar *visited the showrooms of Rolls-Royce in London, the salesman implied that he couldn't afford to purchase the new model, am told he purchased 10, shipped them home & converted them into garbage trucks.

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gatsby
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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: Lynx]
#107399 - 14/06/08 05:33 PM

Great photo. Do you have any details of the hunt, year, area, weapons etc.

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Lynx
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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: gatsby]
#107477 - 16/06/08 03:45 AM

unfortunately no details, the original print was glued to a hard matt board for framing decades ago, details, if any behind the print were lost. Will ask some of the elders if they have any details.

lynx

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gatsby
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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: Lynx]
#107498 - 16/06/08 09:34 AM

Great photo anyway.

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Omnivorous_Bob
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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: gatsby]
#108912 - 04/07/08 10:53 AM

"Honey, I'm just going tiger hunting with a few of my friends"

Lynx, that is a magnificent photo! As much as I like reading about African hunting, I'm more fascinated by India's history and traditions. Thanks for posting it.

Bob

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NitroX
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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: Omnivorous_Bob]
#108931 - 04/07/08 04:43 PM

Lynx

Great photo from history. Those were different days to today. Thanks very much for posting.

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moazzam
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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: NitroX]
#114797 - 19/09/08 03:01 AM

excelent photo......

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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: Lynx]
#114821 - 19/09/08 09:12 AM

I would like to have seen the Rolls Royce garbage trucks!

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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: Birdhunter50]
#115201 - 23/09/08 07:00 AM

Nice photo, did anyone count the beaters?

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Ben
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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: 450_366]
#115267 - 23/09/08 09:43 PM

That's a grand photo! Thanks for sharing it! So, the Maharaja had the flashest garbage trucks, eh!

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Story
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Re: old hunting picture - India [Re: Lynx]
#118313 - 04/11/08 09:57 PM

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When Maharaja Jay Singh of Alwar *visited the showrooms of Rolls-Royce in London, the salesman implied that he couldn't afford to purchase the new model, am told he purchased 10, shipped them home & converted them into garbage trucks.

That's a great story! I had to look it up for more details...

Here in India, the Rolls-Royce was a hot favourite with the erstwhile Maharajas. Some of them made truly bizarre modifications to their cars, and others collected as many as they could. The Maharaja of Patiala had 38, the Maharaja of Mysore, 35. The Nizam of Hyderabad had a throne installed, and a roof that looked like a starry night sky. The Maharaja of Alwar was so furious with the company for refusing to carry out certain modifications, that he converted his six Silver Ghosts to garbage trucks.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/11/25/stories/13251101.htm

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