The last Tirah jirgah. Photographer: Holmes, William (James) Dacia
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Genre: Historical Events View of frontier tribesmen gathered for a jirga, or durbar, at a fort in the NWFP. Probably taken at the time of the Tirah Campaign. Subjects = durbars; jirgas; military (general); military campaigns; official events Location = North-West Frontier Province; Pakistan
[The Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army, General Sir George Greaves, with personal staff and Sind District officers at Karachi, 1891.] Photographer: Bremner, Frederick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Indian Army; military (general) Location = Karachi; Pakistan; Sindh
Bara fort. Peshawar Column in distance. Photographer: Holmes, William (James) Dacia
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Genre: Historical Events View looking from the fort ramparts towards the distant camp. Subjects = forts; military (general); military campaigns Location = Bara Fort; North-West Frontier Province; Pakistan
[View of old hill fortifications at Kandahar?] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events General view of hills with ruined fortifications. In the foreground sits a British soldier with two Afghans and beyond them is a dhoolie or covered stretcher. Possibly taken at the time of the British occupation of the city during the Second Afghan War, 1879-80. Subje...