Frontier Collection (page 4)

Those Frontiers by William Heath Robinson, post WW1
A little disagreement as to the exact line. Two men bicker over a line of territory, have a scrap and then see that while they have been fighting

Spanish refugees in Gibraltar are given a meal of soup and bread by local boy scouts after crossing the frontier from Spain, 4 February 1965. Although Spanish-speaking, their passports are British

Italian Alpini scale heights
With the aid of ropes and ice-axes, Italian Alpini troops scale a mountain face in the Tyrol in order to occupy the high ground and prevent Austrian attacks at vital points along the frontier

Artillery mule on Italian frontier
On the Italian frontier, an artillery mule is lowered on to a ledge in the Alps. The mules were used by the Italian Alpine artillery to carry gun parts on their backs across the mountainous terrain

Group photo at Tijuana, Mexico / USA border
Group photo of men and women at Tijuana, on the Mexico/USA border. 1919

Aix-les-Bains, France - Pont Saint-Matrin. Ancient frontier between Savoy and France Date: 1860

Women of Montenegro at the Front, WW1
As Europe mobilises for war, Montenegrin wives play a part by climbing the mountains to provision the frontier forts and by assisting in the digging of earthworks. Date: 1914

A Little Frontier Incident by William Heath Robinson
We May Publish This Now! Just Before the Battles, Mother! A Little Frontier Incident. Humorous illustration by William Heath Robinson showing a group of German soldiers incensed to find a French

2nd Duke of Westminster in Cairo, WW1
Major Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879 - 1953), pictured at Shepheards Hotel, Cairo just after his return from his famous motor dash on the Senoussi camp in the direction of Mersa

Theatre of war on Western Front by G. H. Davis
The theatre of war on the Western Front at the start of the Second World War: the region of the Maginot and Siegfried Lines

Sino-Japanese War
A Japanese border guard on look-out duty uses binoculars to watch a village on the Chinese frontier during the 1937 - 1945 Sino-Japanese War Date: 1937-1945

Stagecoach party, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA
Stagecoach party setting off from the Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 20th century

Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- the early West in modern splendor! Date: 1943

21 Club Casino, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA
21 Club Casino, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 20th century

Mural painting, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA
Mural painting of gamblers and dancers, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 20th century

Will Rogers painting, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, USA
Will Rogers painting in the Pioneer Lobby, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 20th century

Pulling down German frontier pole at Alsace, WW1
Alsace Returns -- for a Moment. Frenchmen pulling down a German frontier pole at Alsace on the border between France and Germany at the start of the First World War. Date: August 1914

Pug Peter -- mouse riding a goat
Pug Peter -- On the Frontier of Animal-Land. A large mouse riding a white goat, standing on the summit of a mountain. Date: 1905

Dinner time out West. American frontiersmen enjoying a well earned break on their travels. The midday dinner is variable as to time

Prairie Schooner ready to start. Transportation on the American Prairies

Map of the Belgian frontier with forts, World War One
Map of the Belgian frontier with forts at the beginning of World War One. Date: 1914

Aeroplane raid over Afganistan, 1919
An aeroplane used over Afganistan as part of the North West India frontier war in 1919. British planes were sucessfully employed to bomb native tribesmen

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

Nomads in India
Nomads on the North-West frontier, India. Date: early 1930s

Behobie, France, The International Bridge and Spanish border
Behobie, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France - The International Bridge over the River Bidassoa and view toward Pyrennes Mountains

Troup of Border Guards - Beirut, Lebanon. Date: circa 1903

Attock Fort and River Indus - Punjab province, Pakistan. Originally named Cambellpur after the founder of the modern town, Sir Colin Campbell. Date: circa 1920s

Kissa Kwani Bazar, Peshawar, NWFP
The Kissa Khwani Bazaar is a bazaar of Peshawar, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Date: circa 1920s

NWFP - A Mohammedan mullah in a quite extraordinary costume of bobble hat and patchwork quilt cloak. Date: circa 1920

Flag Staff House, Cherat, NWFP (now 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

The District Court and Treasury Building, Quetta, Pakistan Date: 1906

Pakistan - NWFP - Murree - The Football Ground Date: circa 1909

Pakistan - NWFP - Murree - The Mall Date: circa 1906

Pakistan - NWFP - Rawalpindi - The Treasury Date: circa 1910s

Pakistan - NWFP - Rawalpindi, showing Roberts Barracks (West Ridge) and the Bazar (West Ridge). Date: circa 1910s

Pakistan - NWFP - Murree, Holy Trinity Church, Mall Road
Pakistan - NWFP - Murree - Holy Trinity Church located at Mall Road (built in 1857) in Winter Date: circa 1910s

Drying Day at the Robert Infantry Barracks, Peshawar, NWFP (North West Frontier Province). Date: circa 1910s

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