ASSAM
Came across this picture of my father's father, who was a Scots Marine Engineer and Tea Planter in the lush green mountains of Assam, India. He had the first motor car in the area. The Tea Plantations ran on steam engines and boilers for the drying racks so i guess he had the knowledge ? My dad and his sister were born there and lived on a vast estate complete with elephants and monkeys. And also tigers who would frequently kill and eat the workers - which my grandfather would (unfortunately, but necessarily) shoot. The tiger skins were used as floor mats in our house - I have only one left now.
'Anderson Tea Estate' still exists - but not with me!
I really have no idea what make of car - any ideas ? (for some reason, Renault comes to mind?)
My dad and his sister Mary. Their mum, my grandmother, was Florence Nightingale trained battlefield nurse in WW1.
As a kid we had a sausage dog; Mitzi.
The 'Seal of Reliability', eh .......!
Pretty place
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