DJ Sindh Arts College
Photograph of the D.J. Sindh Arts College (now known as the D. J. Government Science College) of Karachi, taken by an unknown photographer, c.1900, Designed by James Strachan and considered this architect’s greatest achievement, the college was built between 1887 and 1893. Named after the Sindhi philanthropist Dayaram Jethmal, whose two family members contributed towards its cost, the building was constructed in the neoclassical, or ˜Italian architectural style". A considerable amount of money was spent on the interior of the college; the floors comprised mosaic tiles imported from Belgium and the eight-foot wide main staircase was fitted with ornamental cast-iron work from McFarlane & Company of Glasgow. Karachi, once the capital of Pakistan, is now the capital of Sindh province and the major port and main commercial center of the country. It was a strategically located small port at a protected natural harbor on the Arabian Sea north-west of the mouth of the Indus, and was developed and expanded by the British when they took over Sindh in the mid-19th century to serve the booming trade from the Punjab and the wheat and cotton regions of the sub-continent.
DJ Science Collge
Photograph taken in 1930
Independence Day Celebrations in Karachi in 1947
Clifton, Karachi in 1930
West Wharf, Karachi in 1930
Elphinstone Street, Karachi in 1930
The link below is a video tour of Karachi from about 70 years ago
DJ Science Collge
Photograph taken in 1930
Independence Day Celebrations in Karachi in 1947
Clifton, Karachi in 1930
West Wharf, Karachi in 1930
Elphinstone Street, Karachi in 1930
The link below is a video tour of Karachi from about 70 years ago
