Border Collection (page 47)

Music cover for The Real Irish Polkas, as danced at Her Majestys Balls, Almack s, and the Opera Houses of Milan, Paris, Vienna, London, etc

Andorra
The tiny republic of Andorra, nestled in the mountains between France and Spain

Fort and railway line - Peshawar
Railway line and British Army tented camp under the walls of the Peshawar Fort. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, Peshawar is the commercial, economic

The Fort, Peshawar - North West Frontier Province
The Fort. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

The British Government House, Peshawar. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

North West Frontier Province - Entrance to Khyber Pass
Entrance to the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, close to Peshawar - the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

Sadar Bazaar, Peshawar. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

Peshawar - North West Frontier Province
Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

Jamrud Fort - Peshawar, North West Frontier Province
Jamrud Fort - 10 miles from Peshawar, located on the edge of the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border. Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

Shabkadar Fort - North West Frontier Province
Shabkadar (Shankarghar) Fort - North West Frontier Province, a village a few miles from Peshawar (now in Pakistan)

Music sheet cover for Danseuses Viennoises
Music sheet cover for the Danseuses Viennoises (Viennese Dancers), No.3 Pas des Moissonneurs (Harvesters Dance or Harvest Fete), with music by Max Maretzek (1821-1897)

Couple dancing the polka on a music sheet
A couple wearing ermine-trimmed costumes dance the polka hand in hand on a music sheet entitled The Musical Bouquet. The music itself consists of The Redowa and Polish Polkas composed

Coastal mountain range (Andes) - Argentina
Coastal mountain range or Cordillera (Andes) - Argentina - with an International road, possibly skirting the border with southern Chile

Argentina - Summit on the Cerro Otto Mountains
The Cerro Otto, a long mountain chain. San Carlos de Bariloche sits at the foot of the mountain chain, on the banks of the Nahuel Huapi Lake

Argentina - Llao Llao - Chapel and Hotel
The Chapel (left) and Hotel (centre) at Llao Llao, close to Bariloche, Argentina

Mackeson Memorial, Peshawar
Mackeson Memorial, The Mall, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Mackeson (1807 - 1853) was the Commissioner of Peshawar

Afridis of the Pass - North West Frontier Province
Afridis of the (Khyber) Pass - North West Frontier Province

Boundary Monument between USA and Mexico - Tijuana
A Boundary Monument between the United States and Mexico at San Diego, California, USA. The monuments erected by the boundary survey played a pivotal role in securing the line after

Khyber Pass - North West Frontier Province
Khyber Pass - between Jamrud and Ali-Musjid - North West Frontier Province

Frontier with Afghanistan
The Atak Bridge forming the frontier between India (now Pakistan) and Afghanistan

Ornamental Border
An elaborate border device advertising a book of embroiderers design

Belgo-German Fronter WWI
German troops crossing the Belgian German frontier into Belgium during World War I

Business Academy - Breclav, Czech Republic
Breclav - a town in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, on the border with Lower Austria on Dyje River (pictured). This card shows the The Business Academy of Breclav

Chudoba (Chudobin) - Poland, close to the border with Czechoslovakia

Celebic - Bosnia & Herzegovina - on the border with Turkish Montenegro

Czech Republic - Decin - on the border with Germany - a spa town. Cargo transported by road, rail and water all passes through the town

Singing in church
A group of three children sing hymns in church with a buttercup border

Teaching
A group of children attend a lesson with teacher pointing to a blackboard

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Fort Peshawar
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

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan
Zakka Village - Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province, Afghanistan - Pakistan Border. Throughout history, the Khyber Pass has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia

The Bank of England - Art Nouveau Border
A rather ordinary photograph (apart from the provenance - see below!) of England, but set within a spectacular Art Nouveau border!

Spanish French border WWII
Traffic on the Spanish French border in 1939

Training Ship Clio, Bangor, Menai Straits, North Wales
The Training Ship Clio, moored off Bangor in the Menai Straits, North Wales, was established in 1877 by the City of Chester and Border Counties Training Ship Society

New Finnish-Soviet border WWII
Finnish sentries stand on a road leading to Viborg and which has now become Soviet. The sentry on the right is equipped with a modern sub-machine gun. Finland during World War II Date: 1939-1940

Basle - Switzerland - Barfusserplatz
Barfusserplatz in Basle (Basel), Switzerland - town on the border with France and Germany

Ain Sefra, Algeria - Headquarters of the African Hunters
The Headquarters of the African Hunters at Ain Sefra, Algeria. The town is called " The Gateway to the Desert" and is very close to the Moroccan border

Boundary Monument between USA and Mexico
A Boundary Monument between the United States and Mexico at San Diego, California, USA. The monuments erected by the boundary survey played a pivotal role in securing the line after

Reception of Queen Victoria in the market square, Kelso
The Queens visit to the Scottish border. Reception of Her Majesty in the Market Square, Kelso viewed by a large crowd of well-wishers

Fireworks at Floors Castle
The Queens visit to the Scottish border. Fireworks and beacons viewed from Floors Castle in Kelso on the occasion of Queen Victorias visit

Photographic Studio scene
A fantastic example of a photographic studio from the early 20th century with the decoration and dressing of the studio, the immense plate camera and the photographer himself

German-French Customs Post 1930s
German-French Customs Post, the Goldene Bremm, on the border between Saarbrucken and France in the 1930s

Turkish Postman
A Turkish postman with satchel and long stick checks a signpost to make sure he is delivering to the correct address!

Turkish veiled beauty and Battleship
A veiled Turkish beauty in a decorative inset oval, above an illustration of a Turkish World War One era Battleship

Example of Ottoman-era script
Good example of script using Arabic letter shapes, possibly Ottoman/Egyptian

Persian lady - Art Nouveau
A persian woman in art nouveau style wearing elaborate gilt headdress

Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul - with children
Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul (Constantinople) - with childrenThe Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

The Sweet Waters of Asia Minor, Constantinople, set within a border of a raspberry plant with a ladybird on one of the leaves

Constantinople - The Kariye Camii Mosque, set within a border of vine leaves

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