Monday, October 31, 2011

Vintage photos-1

Simla, a Famous Hill Station of India - c1880's
Photo 1: The Church and the Bazaar from the lower road
Photo 2: Looking towards the Jacko Hill


Nutch Wali or Dancing Girl with Musicians - India


British India and Afghanistan border - 1934


52nd Sikh Regiment - Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan 1905
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Kohat is a medium sized town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Kohat District. The town centres around a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. A British-built narrow gauge railway runs through the town. Kohat Pass is to the north.
Photographs contributed by Dr Rizwan Qaisar

Group of Three Goldsmiths (Swarnakars) Posed with the Tools of their Trade - Eastern Bengal 1860's
Source: British Library (bl.uk)

Group Photograph of Pupils and Masters Posed in Courtyard in front of the Girls' School at Surat in Gujarat - 1873
Source: British Library (bl.uk)
Studio Photograph of Two Women at Lucknow Wearing Jewellery - 1872
Group portrait of Hindu ascetics (Sadhu) - Eastern Bengal 1860's
Source: British Library (bl.uk)
Group of Drummers (Dhaki) - Eastern Bengal 1860's
Source: British Library (bl.uk)�
Group Photograph of Six Adults and a Baby - Eastern Bengal 1860's
Source: British Library (bl.uk)

Portrait of Three Women, Probably a Mother and her Two Daughters - Eastern Bengal 1860's
Source: British Library (bl.uk)

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