Afghanistan Collection (page 3)

Persepolis. Relief of the stairs of the Apadana. Detail. Del
Persian Art. Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC). Persepolis. Relief of the stairs of the Apadana. Detail. Delegation: Bactria offering

Pierre Louis Cavagnari
PIERRE LOUIS NAPOLEON CAVAGNARI French-British diplomat, murdered at his post in Cabul, proving not for the last time the dangers for westerners of venturing into Afghanistan. Date: 1841 - 1879

Kabul, Afghanistan, attack on British Embassy 1879
The army and populace of Kabul, Afghanistan, attack the British Embassy and massacre the staff. Date: 1879

KABUL / 1840 S
A view of Kabul from the Bala Hissar. Date: 1840 s

KABUL / BAZaR / 1840
The Bazaar at Kabul, in the fruit season. Date: circa 1840

Kabul / Afghanistan / 1878
Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, then under the rule of Sher Ali, shortly before the 2nd Afghan War. Date: 1878

NWFP - A camel convoy (train) from Razani to Razmak. Date: circa 1920s

Bara, NWFP - Afridis waiting for Jirga (Tribal meeting)
NWFP (North West Frontier Province) - Afridis waiting for Jirga (Gathering / Meeting) of the Heads of a Frontier Tribe at Bara. Date: circa 1920s

Eldred Pottinger in Herat, Afghanistan
Eldred Pottinger (1811-1843), Anglo-Indian soldier and diplomat, in Afghanistan, helping a local commander at Herat during a conflict. Date: circa late 1830s

Douran tribesman (from current Afghanistan) in robes.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Delphinium zalil, native of Khorasan, Afghanistan.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Thomas Salter Pyne (1860 1921), British engineer based in Afghanistan. Date: 1900

Boy Scout activities in Afghanistan, in the scouting magazine Jamboree, April 1933. Date: circa 1930s

Boy Scouts in Afghanistan. Date: circa 1930s

Afridis from the Khyber Pass
Afridi (Afreedis / Abaorteans) - a Pashtun (Pathan) tribe from the Khyber Pass region. Date: 1907

Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Loosewala
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Major Thomas Skinner
Major THOMAS SKINNER British soldier who did sterling service in India and Afghanistan, but died young as a result of his efforts. Date: 1800? - 1843

Afghanistan - Bazaar at Chaman - Pathans selling grain
Afghanistan (at this stage) - Bazaar at Chaman - Pathans selling grain. Chaman is now the capital of Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Date: circa 1910s

Camel Caravan at the Caravaniserai Landikotal - NWFP
Camel Caravan at the Caravaniserai, Landikotal, NWFP en route from Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan. Date: circa 1920s

Waziri Tribal Family of Waziristan - NWFP
Family of a Waziri Tribesmen of Waziristan - North West Frontier Province. Date: circa 1920s

United Provinces, India - Camel Conveyance
United Provinces, India - A Camel Conveyance - a superb camel-pulled two-level wagon, transporting goods and people! Four British soldiers stand in front of this unique mode of transport

Indian Village Life - Separating Butter and Crushing Spices. This is from the North West Frontier Province, then Northern India on the border with Afghanistan - now part of Pakistan

Frontier Raiders under military escort, NWFP
Frontier Raiders ( Loosewallahs ) - religious fanatics from the border territory of the NWFP, under military escort by British Indian Colonial soldiers. Date: circa 1920s

Motor Ambulance passing through the Khyber Pass, NWFP Date: circa 1920s

Khyber Railway Station at Landikotal, NWFP - The Train ready to depart. Note the superb automobile (left) converted for use on the tracks! Date: circa 1920s

British Mortar Battery in action at Landikhana, NWFP Date: circa 1920s

Afridi Tribesmen, NWFP
Two (heavily-armed!) Afridi Tribesmen (Afreedis / Abaorteans) - a Pashtun (Pathan) tribe from the Khyber Pass region Date: circa 1920s

Armoured Train - Peshawar, NWFP
British Military Armoured Train at Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, during the visit of The Prince of Wales, 1922. Date: 1922

Panthera tigris virgata, Persian tiger
Female tiger skin from Afghanistan. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Lapis lazuli
Beads of lapis lazuli, with rough lapis lazuli, from Afghanistan. Lapis lazuli (sodium calcium aluminum silicate sulphur sulphate) is a rich blue opaque, semi-precious stone

Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan
Polished slab of lapis lazuli containing some brassy-coloured pyrite. Lapis lazuli (sodium calcium aluminum silicate sulphur sulphate) is a rich blue opaque, semi-precious stone

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. US General David H. Petraeus

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt attends a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai attend a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. US President Barack Obama (R) takes a seat next to United Kingdoms Prime Minister David Cameron prior to a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Japans Vice Foreign Minister

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen attend a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates attends a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Australias Prime Minister Julia Gillard (C) attends a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) shakes hands with US President Barack Obama during a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

PORTUGAL. Lisbon. Greeces Prime Minister and Foreign Minister George A. Papandreou attends a Meeting on Afghanistan on November 20, 2010 in Lisbon

Portolan Atlas, 1587. Map of Asia, from Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan to the Indus River. Made in Messina. Facsimile. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Fort Ali-Musjid - Khyber Pass, NWFP
Fort Ali-Musjid - Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province Date: circa 1920s

Armed Afghan Tribesmen, Afghanistan Date: 1903

Landi Kotal Pass - Khyber Pass
A view of Landi Kotal - the highest point on the Khyber Pass and a British fort/garrison during their rule of the subcontinent

Turkish Legation in Kabul, Afghanistan
Turkish Legation (Embassy) in Kabul, Afghanistan Date: circa 1910s

Pakistan - Camel Caravan arriving from Afghanistan having braved the Khyber Pass. Date: 1924

Khyber Pass - Border - NWFP
Khyber Pass - Border between Afghanistan and North West Frontier Province. Date: 1909

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