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Vaishno Das Bagai in his store in San Francisco
Photograph of Vaishno Das Bagai in his store in San Francisco taken in 1923.

Here's Letter To The World From Suicide
Article titled "Here's Letter To The World From Suicide" from the March 17, 1928 edition of the San Francisco Examiner. The article reports on the suicide of Vaishno Das Bagai, and reprints the letter he left for newspapers.

Travel Inspection Card
Travel Inspection card for Chandra Prabha, for a ship departing from Hong Kong on June 4, 1910.

Tribute to Mrs. Kala Bagai Chandra (Jhaiji)
Program for tribute held in Los Angeles for Kala Bagai Chandra, who passed away on October 4, 1983. The program includes photographs and details about Chandra, who was one of the first Indian women to migrate to the U.S.

Alien Registration Receipt Card for Ramesh Chandra
Alien Registration Receipt Card for Ramesh Chandra, who was admitted to the U.S. on July 2, 1910.

Photograph of Mr. Meyers with Ram Bagai
Photograph of Ram Bagai and Mr. Meyers, with whom Ram Bagai temporarily lived as a young child.

Photograph of Ram Bagai with other children
Ram Bagai (in sailor suit, upper left) with a diverse group of other unknown children, possibly friends or classmates.

Photograph of Ram Bagai and friend
Inscription on back reads: "Ram Bagai and friend Margaret Gilsen (Ram 5 years 3 mos) 361-12th Ave San Francisco Cal July-1919." The photo may have been taken to commemorate the 4th of July.

Photograph of Bagai and Chandra families
Photograph of Bagai and Chandra families. From far left to right: Ramesh Chandra, Mahesh Chandra, Vaishno Das Bagai and Kala Bagai. The woman holding the flowers next to Kala is Mahesh's sister, Prabha Chandra.

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