Caste Certification for Vaishno Das Bagai
Certificate issued in 1920 by Mool Chand Lambah, magistrate of the Peshawar District, certifying that Vaishno Das Bagai is "Arora Khatri - A High Caste Hindoo from the Aryan Origin." The front of the certificate certifies that Mool Chand Lambah is a magistrate of the Peshawar District, and is issued by the Consul of the United States of America at Karachi, India.
Formal portrait of the Bagai family
Formal studio portrait of the Bagai family in San Francisco. From left to right: Brij Bagai, Kala Bagai, Ram Bagai, Vaishno Das Bagai, Madan Bagai.
Photograph of young Vaishno Das Bagai and relatives in India
Photograph of Vaishno Das and his family before immigration to America. Vaishno Das Bagai is reclining in front, in white. His oldest son Brij is next to him in the dark jacket, and his second son Madan is behind him on his grandfather's lap. Back inscription reads: "rear: Dolan[?] Das, baby, Amer Das, Ram Das (Papa's uncle), Gopal Das, [unknown], baby Chamanlal.
Photograph of Vaishno Das Bagai and Others
A photograph of Vaishno Das Bagai and others. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph identifies others in the photograph, including Ramesh Chandra, Abnashi Ram Premi, and indicates the picture was taken in the early 1920s.