Chandra Gooneratne, University of Chicago Polo
Photograph of Chandra Gooneratne dressed in the University of Chicago polo team uniform, 1926. Born in Ceylon and educated in the U.S., Gooneratne was also a lecturer on the Circuit Chautauqua, speaking on topics such as "The Soul of India," "India's Awakening," "indian Poetry," "Mahatma Gandhi."
Miss Sarmi
Harold Swenson registering Miss Sarmi, Hindu student, 15-year old freshman.
Mugshot of Ashar Singh
Mugshot of Ashar Singh, who was arrested for "assault with intent to commit crime against nature." The printed matter on the back of the photo indicates that Singh received a sentence of between 1 and 14 years, and was transferred from Cassia County to Idaho State Penitentiary on October 5, 1915.
Rabindranath Tagore and Sudhindra Bose
Photograph of Rabindranath Tagore and Sudhindra Bose at the University of Iowa printed in Bose's Fifteen Years in America (1920), presumably during Tagore's visit to the U.S. in 1912-13.
Tagore Circle Reunion
Caption on back: "Tagore Circle met in 1912 and 1913 in the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Seymour (909) W. Nevada to hear the poet Rabindrinath Tagore read his poems and talk with us." Front Row: Lawrence Seymour, Lois Seymour.
Jiwan Singh, Arrival in San Francisco, 1907-08
From Amelia Singh's personal collection. Singh writes, "My father, Jiwan Singh, around the time of his arrival in San Francisco 1907-08."