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Background imageFrontier Collection: British Colonial Empire Poster

British Colonial Empire Poster - Our allies the colonies, the Royal West African Frontier Force

Background imageFrontier Collection: Caesar Crosses Rubicon

Caesar Crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy

Background imageFrontier Collection: Caesar Crosses Rubicon

Caesar Crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy

Background imageFrontier Collection: A Douglas DC-3 N64421 Sunliner Arizona

A Douglas DC-3 N64421 Sunliner Arizona
A Douglas DC-3, N64421, Sunliner Arizona, of Frontier Air Lines

Background imageFrontier Collection: Ezra Meeker dressed as a Frontiersman

Ezra Meeker dressed as a Frontiersman
Ezra Meeker, the self-appointed champion of the Oregon Trail, seen here dressed as a Frontiersman. Date: 20th century

Background imageFrontier Collection: Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett
David Crockett (1786 - 1836) - celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman

Background imageFrontier Collection: Afridi Tribesman of the Khyber Pass, NWFP

Afridi Tribesman of the Khyber Pass, NWFP
Afridi Tribesman (Afreedis / Abaorteans) - a Pashtun (Pathan) tribe from the Khyber Pass region posing with his long rifle. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFrontier Collection: Sarwani Soldier

Sarwani Soldier
A Sarwani (or Sherwani) tribesman. The Sarwani are a Batani Pashtun tribe settled in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFrontier Collection: NWFP - Khyber Pass - Supplies taken to Fort Maud

NWFP - Khyber Pass - Supplies taken to Fort Maud - situated exactly halfway from India (as was then) to Afghanistan. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFrontier Collection: Denver in 1859

Denver in 1859. Date c1891 April 21

Background imageFrontier Collection: Government House, Peshawar, Pakistan

Government House, Peshawar, Pakistan
Government House (British) at Peshawar, Pakistan Date: 1924

Background imageFrontier Collection: Peshawar - Pathan Tribesmen with rifles

Peshawar - Pathan Tribesmen with rifles (matchlocks)

Background imageFrontier Collection: Caravan to Peshawar

Caravan to Peshawar
Camel caravan to Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, close to the border between (what is now) Pakistan and Afghanistan

Background imageFrontier Collection: Punjabi Muslims - North-west Frontier Province

Punjabi Muslims - North-west Frontier Province - an area of South Asia spanning from central Pakistan to north-western India

Background imageFrontier Collection: Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Khyber Railway Tunnel

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Khyber Railway Tunnel
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

Background imageFrontier Collection: 44th Gurkha Light Infantry leaving Shillong, Assam, 1891

44th Gurkha Light Infantry leaving Shillong, Assam, 1891
Engraving showing the troops of the 44th Gurkha Light Infantry, of the British Army, leaving Shillong, Assam Frontier, for an expedition to Manipur, 1891

Background imageFrontier Collection: NWFP - The Buffs East Kent Regiment at Bilot

NWFP - The Buffs East Kent Regiment at Bilot
NWFP - 1st Bn, East Kent Regiment ( The Buffs) - section under Lance Corporal James Smith VC under heavy fire at the village of Bilot in the Mamund Valley, India (now Pakistan) on 16th September

Background imageFrontier Collection: Advert for Frontier by Joyce California shoes 1941

Advert for Frontier by Joyce California shoes 1941
Gallant and gay. if yours is a border-line case of not knowing whether to buy on style or economy, we d suggest you look at Cool-ees by Joyce

Background imageFrontier Collection: View toward the clock tower - Peshawar, Pakistan

View toward the clock tower - Peshawar, Pakistan
View toward the Cunningham Clock Tower, Peshawar, Pakistan. Build in 1900 in commemoration of the diamond Jubilee of Empress HM Queen Victoria

Background imageFrontier Collection: Racial / Canada / Courrier

Racial / Canada / Courrier
A French Canadian hunter or courrier du bois with a rifle and a hatchet Date: 1891

Background imageFrontier Collection: Events / Asia / Afghanistan

Events / Asia / Afghanistan
Tur Khum Gardens near Landikhana, showing the boundary line between Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier Province

Background imageFrontier Collection: Sports Club House (viewed from football ground)

Sports Club House (viewed from football ground), Cherat Hill Station, North-West Frontier, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1908

Background imageFrontier Collection: Maghnia, Algeria - Vegetable Market

Maghnia, Algeria - Vegetable Market
The Border between Algeria and Morocco at Maghnia (formerly Marnia), a town in Tlemcen Province, northwestern Algeria. - Vegetable Market. Date: circa 1908

Background imageFrontier Collection: Pakistan - Peshawar - Street Scene with shops

Pakistan - Peshawar - Street Scene with shops. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFrontier Collection: Khyber Pass - Afghanistan/Pakistan - Fort Peshawar

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

Background imageFrontier Collection: Huesca-Jaca line. Inauguration of the Canfranc railway

Huesca-Jaca line. Inauguration of the Canfranc railway
Spain, Aragon, Huesca. Huesca-Jaca railway line. Inauguration of the Canfranc railway. Ceremony of laying of the first stone in the presence King Alfonso XII (1857-1885). Drawing by Juan Comba

Background imageFrontier Collection: Two American mountain men with shaggy beards

Two American mountain men with shaggy beards, the one on the right wearing Indian-style clothing Date: 1890

Background imageFrontier Collection: A Canadian trapper in his snowshoes Date: 1887

A Canadian trapper in his snowshoes Date: 1887

Background imageFrontier Collection: A French-Canadian white trapper waters his horses Date: 19th century

A French-Canadian white trapper waters his horses Date: 19th century

Background imageFrontier Collection: An encounter between a French- Canadian Courrier du Bois and a friendly native Date: 19th century

An encounter between a French- Canadian Courrier du Bois and a friendly native Date: 19th century

Background imageFrontier Collection: Kaffir Wars, South Africa, Attacking a Native Position

Kaffir Wars, South Africa, Attacking a Native Position (there were nine wars or conflicts between 1779 and 1879)

Background imageFrontier Collection: Club Row at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA

Club Row at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA. Date: 1940s

Background imageFrontier Collection: Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider

Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider
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

Background imageFrontier Collection: Pathan Dancing Girls, Peshawar, Pakistan - NWFP

Pathan Dancing Girls, Peshawar, Pakistan - NWFP (North West Frontier Province).. Date: circa 1909

Background imageFrontier Collection: A frontier hut, Canada, Victorian period

A frontier hut, Canada, Victorian period

Background imageFrontier Collection: Frontier emigrants hut, Canada

Frontier emigrants hut, Canada

Background imageFrontier Collection: WW2 - Flying Over Palestine-Transjordan Frontier

WW2 - Flying Over Palestine-Transjordan Frontier
A photograph of a British WW2 Royal Air Force plane flying over mountains and desert of the Palestine-Transjordan frontier. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageFrontier Collection: Conferences between Luis Mendez de Haro and Cardinal Mazarin

Conferences between Luis Mendez de Haro and Cardinal Mazarin
Modern Age. Conferences on Pheasant Island that took place between August and November 1659

Background imageFrontier Collection: Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis

Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis (Nicola Speciale, 14th century historian of Sicilian origin)

Background imageFrontier Collection: Barcinonensium. Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus

Barcinonensium. Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662)

Background imageFrontier Collection: Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus

Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus
Illustrisimo Viro Ioanni Baptistae Colberto, marquis de Seignelay (1651-1690). Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662)

Background imageFrontier Collection: Types of Soldier, Russian Army

Types of Soldier, Russian Army
8 examples of the types of soldier from different sections and ranks of the Russian Army, and the varying uniforms and equipment they hold

Background imageFrontier Collection: A hand drawn gun limber hearse party

A hand drawn gun limber hearse party
British Army - A hand drawn gun limber hearse party at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier (Then India, now Pakistan). Date: 1921

Background imageFrontier Collection: Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier

Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier
British Army - Soldiers at Ladha camp on the North-West Frontier (Then India, now Pakistan). Date: 1921

Background imageFrontier Collection: British India Indian Empire Colonial Colonialism

British India Indian Empire Colonial Colonialism
british, india, indian, empire, colonial, colonialism, 1910s, 1919, people, railway, station, uniform, pith, helmet, helmets, man, men, troops, army, mari, indus, west, frontier, province, pakistan

Background imageFrontier Collection: Some of the Republican refugees who fled Spain for France after the fall of Barcelona

Some of the Republican refugees who fled Spain for France after the fall of Barcelona. Straggling line of women and children marshalled by French Gardes mobiles, while crossing the frontier

Background imageFrontier Collection: Cartoon, first German victory, Moineville, WW1

Cartoon, first German victory, Moineville, WW1
First World War cartoon entitled Their First Victory, showing a dead priest at Moineville, north-eastern France, on the frontier with Germany

Background imageFrontier Collection: Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider

Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider
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

Background imageFrontier Collection: The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift

The Zulu war. The entrenched position at Rorke's Drift
The scene as reinforcements arrive at Rorke's Drift, successfully defended by the British from 3, 000 Zulus

Background imageFrontier Collection: CASUALTIES AT IRUN

CASUALTIES AT IRUN
Bodies strew the streets when the Nationalists (falangists and royalists who oppose the republican government) take Irun, close to the French frontier. Date: 1936

Background imageFrontier Collection: 1943 Syria Trans-Jordanian Frontier Force TJFF regiment

1943 Syria Trans-Jordanian Frontier Force TJFF regiment
1943 Syria - Trans-Jordan or Trans-Jordanian Frontier Force TJFF army regiment Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageFrontier Collection: Camel Market, Peshawar, India, Pakistan, North west Frontier

Camel Market, Peshawar, India, Pakistan, North west Frontier c.1910, late 19th century

Background imageFrontier Collection: Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis

Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis (Frontier dolphin, Delphinus frontatus)

Background imageFrontier Collection: Travelling in south-west Russia 1842

Travelling in south-west Russia 1842
Travelling in Russia, near the south-west frontier. Date: 1842

Background imageFrontier Collection: WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914

WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914
WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - Field Marshall Sir John Frenchs Historical Dispatch explained

Background imageFrontier Collection: Limit of French Zone in the Ruhr

Limit of French Zone in the Ruhr
France extend their sphere of influence after German default in reparations - limit of French Zone in the Ruhr. 1923

Background imageFrontier Collection: Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. 1943

Background imageFrontier Collection: Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA

Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA
Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- the early west in modern splendour. Date: circa 1943

Background imageFrontier Collection: Pioneer Lobby, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA

Pioneer Lobby, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA
Pioneer Lobby, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- the pioneer west in modern splendour. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageFrontier Collection: Old train, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Old train, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Old pioneer train, Western Village, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageFrontier Collection: Dasara festival - Gurkhas - NWFP

Dasara festival - Gurkhas - NWFP
Gurkhas sacrificing a water buffalo as part of the Dasara festival, held for 10 days in September October

Background imageFrontier Collection: Wellingtons force attack the French at CIUDAD RODRIGO

Wellingtons force attack the French at CIUDAD RODRIGO, a key fortress on the Portugal- Spain frontier; after fierce fighting, the defences are overcome Date: 15 January 1812

Background imageFrontier Collection: Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie, France

Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie, France
A Souvenir shop (selling dolls and pearls) - Le Perle du Lac at Saint-Gingolph, a small town situated on the south bank of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman)

Background imageFrontier Collection: THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER

THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER
Indian soldiers guarding the barrier marking the border of the North West Frontier between British India and Afghanistan. Date: 1930s

Background imageFrontier Collection: RELIGION / EGYPT / SATIS

RELIGION / EGYPT / SATIS
She guards the southern frontier of Egypt, and Lower Nubia, and is associated with the Nile flooding

Background imageFrontier Collection: Convair 580 - Prop-Jet Super Convair N400J

Convair 580 - Prop-Jet Super Convair N400J at Prestwick Airport. Frontier Airlines introduced the Convair 580 designation for their Prop-Jet Super Convairs and the name became widely used Date: 1966

Background imageFrontier Collection: The Border between France and Spain at Hendaye

The Border between France and Spain at Hendaye - The International Bridge (Le Pont International) over the Bidesoa River. Date: circa late 1940s

Background imageFrontier Collection: Last British Troops Leave India

Last British Troops Leave India
Burmah-Shell Photographic News Service photograph: Last British Troops Leave India.One of two photographs of Somerset Light Infantry, last British troops to leave India, Bombay, 1948

Background imageFrontier Collection: 1923 Corfu Incident

1923 Corfu Incident
Italian troops occupy Corfu, in response to the deaths of an Italian general and four of his staff on the Greek- Albanian frontier. Date: 1923

Background imageFrontier Collection: Maginot Line fortifications by G. H. Davis

Maginot Line fortifications by G. H. Davis
With Asparagus anti-tank defences: Maginot Line fortifications at the start of the Second World War

Background imageFrontier Collection: British regimental crest -Cherat Hills, Pakistan

British regimental crest -Cherat Hills, Pakistan
British Indian Regimental Badges Carved into the Rock Face in the Cherat Hills

Background imageFrontier Collection: Kissa Kahani Bazaar, Peshawar

Kissa Kahani Bazaar, Peshawar
The Kissa Kahani Bazaar or the romantic Street of Story-tellers extends from west to east in the heart of the city of Peshawar

Background imageFrontier Collection: Treaty of Rawalpindi, 1919

Treaty of Rawalpindi, 1919
Treaty of Rawalpindi, 8th August 1919 - between Afghanistan and Britain during the Third Anglo-Afghan War

Background imageFrontier Collection: A group of Pashtun men with rifles

A group of Pashtun men with rifles
Pashtuns (Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns), also called Pathans are ethnic Afghans

Background imageFrontier Collection: Partition in India - refugees at Willingdon airport, New Del

Partition in India - refugees at Willingdon airport, New Del
A family who lost every male member in the frontier fighting - a forlorn group of refugees at Willingdon airport, New Delhi

Background imageFrontier Collection: Mohmand Hill Tribe, North West Frontier Province

Mohmand Hill Tribe, North West Frontier Province
Mohmand Hill Tribe (a Pashtun tribe), marching with flags, North West Frontier Province, British India, near the border with Afghanistan. Date: circa 1920

Background imageFrontier Collection: Jamrud Fort, North West Frontier Province, British India

Jamrud Fort, North West Frontier Province, British India
Jamrud Fort, at the entrance to the Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFrontier Collection: Mari Indus Railway Station, North West Frontier Province

Mari Indus Railway Station, North West Frontier Province (then in British India, now in Pakistan), with soldiers and a GIP military train. Date: circa 1919

Background imageFrontier Collection: Takht-i-Suleiman mountains, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

Takht-i-Suleiman mountains, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Date: circa 1908

Background imageFrontier Collection: Ali Masjid Fort, Khyber Pass, India

Ali Masjid Fort, Khyber Pass, India
Ali Masjid Fort (top of hill, left), at the narrowest point of the Khyber Pass, near Peshawar, India (now in Pakistan). circa 1905

Background imageFrontier Collection: Slovak Jews Transported

Slovak Jews Transported
Jews from the interior of Slovakia, mostly minor industrialists, are transported to the Hungarian frontier after being discovered by the Hinkla Guard Date: circa 1939

Background imageFrontier Collection: Frontier Town / 1870

Frontier Town / 1870
A frontier town - a rising town of Western America in its infancy. Date: circa 1870

Background imageFrontier Collection: The Royal Artillery Lines and Barracks, Karachi, Pakistan

The Royal Artillery Lines and Barracks, Karachi, Pakistan
The Royal Artillery Lines with Royal Artillery Barracks, Karachi, Pakistan (at this stage the N.W.F.P - Northern India). Date: circa 1905

Background imageFrontier Collection: Royal Sussex Regiment memorial, Murree Hills, India

Royal Sussex Regiment memorial, Murree Hills, India (now in Pakistan). It lists the names of fifteen soldiers, and three women, who died in 1888



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