Jul 17, 2011

Nutch Wali or Dancing Girl with Musicians - India

Source: ebay

British India and Afghanistan border - 1934

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52nd Sikh Regiment - Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan 1905

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.
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Photographs contributed by Dr Rizwan Qaisar (rizzzq@hotmail.com)

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)