Nwfp Collection

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

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

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

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

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

Dasara festival - Gurkhas - NWFP
Gurkhas sacrificing a water buffalo as part of the Dasara festival, held for 10 days in September October. This regiment are British colonial forces stationed in the North West Frontier Province

NWFP - Caravan on its way to Peshawar from Afghanistan
NWFP (North West Frontier Province) - Caravan on its way to Peshawar from Afghanistan in the caravanserai at Landi Kotal. Date: circa 1920s

An Afridi Village in the North West Frontier Province (N.W.F.P.) Date: circa 1920

Murree, Pakistan - General View
Murree, North West Frontier Province (now in Pakistan). A general view of this hillside town, featuring Holy Trinity Church (right). Date: circa 1910s

Police Station at Cherat - NWFP. Cherat is a hill station, immediately above the village Chapri and Saleh Khana in the Nowshera District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan

Lalkurti Bazar, Rawalpindi, NWFP Date: circa 1920s

British Indian Army - Hindustani Jats, NWFP Date: circa 1920s

Pakistan - NWFP - Rawalpindi - The Railway Station Date: circa 1906

British regimental crest -Cherat Hills, Pakistan
British Indian Regimental Badges Carved into the Rock Face in the Cherat Hills. Cherat was a hill station and sanatorium for British troops above the village of Saleh Khana commanding a view over

Aka Khel, Pashtun Afghan tribe, NW Frontier
Men of Aka Khel, a Pashtun Afghan tribe on the North West Frontier. Date: circa 1890s

Group of Afghans - Khyber Pass, Afghanstan. Date: circa 1910

NWFP - A carrier pigeon Trainer
Pakistan - NWFP (North West Frontier Province) - A carrier pigeon Trainer. Date: circa 1920

North West Frontier Province - Picket of Afghan Infantry at the boundary line between the British and Afghan Territory. Date: circa 1910s

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

NWFP - Khyber Pass - Showing Railway Bridge, Tunnel and defences. Date: circa 1920s

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

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

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

Lahore, Pakistan - The Gate Bazaar Date: circa 1910s

HRH Prince of Wales passing through Peshawar
HRH Edward Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII) passing through Peshawar City during a visit to the North West Frontier Province (part of his world tour of 1921-2). Date: circa 1921

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

Camel Market, Peshawar, Pakistan
The Camel Market at Peshawar, NWFP (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1920

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