Turbans Collection (page 2)

Indian troops take their Maxim machine guns into the firing line on the Western Front in France. The ammunition is carried in boxes behind Date: 1915

A group of Brahmans studying the scriptures. Date: 1890s

RAJ FASHIONS LATE 1910S
Raj clothing. The men wear cool pale coloured suits and slim ties. The ladies wear white, ankle-length dresses with soft ruffles or broderie Anglaise. Date: late 1910s

ARAB CARPET MERCHANTS
A carpet is beautifully displayed by Arab merchants who are hoping to make a sale

COLONIALISM / LORD CURZON
Lord Curzon of Kedleston with the Maharaja of Rewa and Captain Wigram in the jungle with his bag of tigers. Date: 1903

Turkish coffee house 1853
Turkish men seated on cushioned benches, along three sides, smoking the tchibouk or narghile. Date: 1853

Indian snake charmers. Date: 1900s

3rd Bombay Light Infantry Soldiers at Hampton Court Palace - June 1902. Date: 1902

Camel traders at Birqash Camel Market near Cairo, Egypt
Camel traders deal with an angry camel, Birqash Camel Market near Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1993

Domino Players - Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1908

Turk from Tunis and a Turk from Damascus
Ottoman Empire - Turk from Tunis and a Turk from Damascus. Date: 1821

The heads of Four Middle Eastern Men Date: circa 1821

Arab children in Lahej, Aden
Arab children in Lahej (Al Houta, Abdali Sultanate), in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Hastings Memorial, Peshawar City, British India
Memorial to Colonel E C Hastings (d.1884) and street scene, Peshawar City, British India (now in Pakistan, called Chowk Yadgar). Date: circa 1910s

Group photo, King George V and Queen Mary in India
Group photo, including King George V and Queen Mary with British and Indian dignitaries during their visit to India for the Coronation Durbar ceremony. Date: circa 1911

Dogs as Riffians during Melillan Campaign
During the Mellilan campaign in Morocco where Spanish troops fought against local Riffian forces, the Riffians dressed up dogs in turbans and burnous

British Indian Army representatives, WW1
British Indian Army representatives: 1st Duke of Yorks Own Lancers (Skinners Horse), Artillery Gunner Mountain Battery, 33rd Punjabis, 43rd Erinpura Regiment, and 101st Grenadiers

India - A hunting Cheetah on leash, Ulwar
Black and white. A cheetah tied to a low wooden bar, being fed by a man with a dark turban. There are other men/boys standing around him wearing white turbans.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection

India - Hunting Elephant with Sporting Howdah
Black and white. An Indian elephant with large carriage on its back, and a man sitting in front of the carriage between the shoulders of the elephant

Soldier of the Yusufzai Tribe, Afghanistan
A soldier of the Yusufzai (also Youssofzay, Yousafzai, Esapzey, Yousufi, Eusofzye or Yusufi), one of the largest Pashtun tribes

Street scene, India, with two men sitting in the entrance to a shop, smoking a hookah. Date: circa 1870s

Fruit seller in street market, Aden
Fruit seller in a street market, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, Aden
Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

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

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

Music cover, Der Orlow, operetta by Granichstaedten
Music cover, Der Orlow, an operetta in three acts, with words by Ernst Marischka and Bruno Granichstaedten and music by Bruno Granichstaedten (1879-1944)

Maharaja of Gwaliors state elephants and bodyguard, India
State elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. The men are the Maharajas bodyguard. Date: circa 1910

Men of the Sirhind Brigade of the Indian Corps in France WWI
Men of the Sirhind Brigade of the Indian Corps in France, who took part in a successful attack, and capture two lines of enemy trenches with little loss. 1915

Uzbekistan - Samarkand - Smoking a Chillum Pipe
Uzbekistan - Samarkand - Local men sharing a smoke of a Chillum Pipe. Date: circa 1905

Vietnam - Hmong Husband and wife - Lao Cai - Chinese border
Hmong Husband and wife from Lao Cai - a province of the mountainous Northwest region of Vietnam bordering the province of Yunnan in China. Date: circa 1910s

Indian police force - Punjab
Indian police - Punjab - (from left, in marching order) A sergeant, a Constable, a Native Officer and another Sergeant. Date: 1905

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

Laz men from Samsun
Predictably the Black Sea man, or the " Laz" as he is called with a mixture of affection and sneer, has become a stock figure of the Turkish social typology. This gang is from Samsun

Two Arabian men in fabulous hats - Algeria
Two Arabian men in fabulous tall straw hats - southern Algeria. Taraza (or Tarazala, Tarazal) are wide-brimmed straw hats worn by both sexes in Morocco and Algeria

Two Turkish peasants playing Backgammon at an outdoor coffee house

WW1 - Sikh Indian soldiers in France departing for the front
WW1 - Sikh Indian soldiers in France departing by train for the front Date: 1914

Scene in a synagogue, Jerusalem. circa 1850s

Ferry boat, Lewella, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Ferry boat with passengers and outrigger, Lewella, a suburb of Kandy, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Natives and camels, Jamrud, North West Frontier Province
Natives and camels, Jamrud district, near the Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s

Hindu dancer and drummer, India. Date: circa 1910

Camel carriage, Bikaner, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India. Date: circa 1920

Men and rickshaws, Matheran hill station, India
Men and rickshaws, Matheran hill station, Maharashtra state, India. Date: 1914

Group photo, doctors family and staff, Mandalay, Burma
Group photo, doctors family and staff at Florrie Villa, Mandalay, Burma. Date: 1909

Group photo, No. 4 Mountain Battery RGA cricket team, India
Group photo, No. 4 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery cricket team with sports shields and guns, Rawalpindi, India. Date: circa 1923

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

Turkish Children act out an Ottoman History Drama Stage Play. Date: circa 1909

A group of Notable Local Leaders, Syria. Date: circa 1906

Indian troops on the move, Lindi theatre, East Africa, WW1
Indian troops on the move, Lindi theatre, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

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