The Kahar Battery in marching order. Photographer: Giles, George Michael James
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Genre: Portrait Photography Reproduced in W.S.A. Lockhart and R.G. Woodthorpe, 'The Gilgit Mission, 1885-86' (Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1889), facing p. 276, there captioned, 'The Kahar Battery, Gilgit.' For dating, see note at print 33. [Albumen print, 260x196mm]. Subjects = military (...
The Kahar Battery ready to limber up [Gilgit]. Photographer: Giles, George Michael James
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Genre: Portrait Photography Probably photographed at Gilgit, 29 July 1885. The Mission report notes (p. 285) that on the arrival at Gilgit, 'between the fort and residency a carrier (Kahar) battery and regiment of infantry were paraded for inspection, and afterwards went through some manoeuvres...
The Kahar Battery Gun and its bearers. Photographer: Giles, George Michael James
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Genre: Portrait Photography Reproduced in W.S.A. Lockhart and R.G. Woodthorpe, 'The Gilgit Mission, 1885-86' (Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1889), facing p. 277, there captioned, 'The Kahar Battery, Gilgit. (Gun bearers).' For dating, see note at print 33. [Albumen print, 277x213mm]. Subjec...
Gorge on the Girgar River below Imjaroti. Photographer: Giles, George Michael James
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Genre: Landscape Photography Reproduced in W.S.A. Lockhart and R.G. Woodthorpe, 'The Gilgit Mission, 1885-86' (Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1889), facing p. 298, there captioned, 'Gorge at Jandrot, below Khalta.' [Albumen print, 279x214mm]. Subjects = gorges; landscape features; river scenes
On the road from Atarabatt [Atarabad] to Gulmat. Photographer: Giles, George Michael James
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Genre: Landscape Photography Reproduced in W.S.A. Lockhart and R.G. Woodthorpe, 'The Gilgit Mission, 1885-86' (Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1889), facing p. 160, there captioned 'On the Road between Ata-abad and Gulmat.' [Albumen print, 277x218mm]. Subjects = mountain scenery; river scenes