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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: Railway Station at Rawalpindi

Railway Station at Rawalpindi, then in Northern India in the North West Frontier Province, now in Pakistan

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, soldier and politician; referred to in popular culture as Davy Crockett

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: 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: 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: 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: Government House, Peshawar, Pakistan

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

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: 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. The Spanish nobleman Luis Mendez de Haro and Jules Raymond Mazarin, known as Cardinal Mazarin

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). In his work he described the deeds of the kings of the Crown of Aragon

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). In 1656 he was commissioned to formalise the border treaty between the kingdoms of France

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: Dead Religious Fanatic Loosewala

Dead Religious Fanatic Loosewala
This card dates from the conclusion of the third Anglo-Afghan war of 1919. The body of a dead Loosewala, shot near West Ridge Barracks, Rawalpindi, Punjab. Date: 1921

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. Extended caption

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). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in Paris Museum from Edward

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. A pictorial map showing the famous British Expeditionary Force (BEF)



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