Paintings by General Walter Fane depicting Pashtuns

Two Pashtun tribesmen with 19th century long barrel percussion guns, and with two women with pots on their heads and dressed in black, in the background, 1879 (c). Inscribed verso "The North West Frontier, India". Watercolour painting by General Walter Fane.

Two armed Pashtuns on the North west Frontier, 1879. One horseman with henna beard, turban, spear and round shield with three bolts, on a white horse with woven saddle with red and blue tassles, the horse being led by a soldier with his back to the viewer, with a musket over his shoulder, set against a mountainous sunset with low clouds, signed and dated lower left W. Fane 1879. An oil on canvas by General Walter Fane (1828-1885).

A Pashtun malik, or headman, Muhammad Khan, circa 1860. Water colour by Captain W.Fane.

Portrait of Dost Muhammad Khan Barakzai, dated 1857. Painting by Major-General Walter Fane. Fane came into direct contact with the Amir Dost Muhammad Khan in 1857 when the British forged a partnership and declared war against Persia. He was given the opportunity to paint Dost Muhammad Khan from life. Source

Historical photos of Quetta

Suraj Gonj Bazaar, Quetta, 1905 (c). Photo by K. C. Marrott.

View in Quetta Bazaar with mountains in the background, March 1918.

Adam Khel Afridis

Adam Khel Afridis, 1890 (c). From "tribes on our frontier series of photos by Bourne and Shepherd.

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Historical photos of Mardan

Aerial view of Mardan, N.W.F.P, 1923. Postcard photo.

Kurram valley

Kurram valley, N.W.F.P, 1943. From a painting by James Fletcher Watson.

A beautiful map of Kurram agency during the British times. Photo courtesy: Elie Gohar Durrani

At the gate of Ahmedzai (a Turi village in Kurram district), 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Shalozan, Kurram valley, 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Tower in the village of Sadda, Kurram valley, 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Watermill at Sadda, Kurram valley, 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

The Chinar trees at Shalozan (Kurram district), 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Looking down the Kuram Valley near Ahmedzai, 1895 (c). Frederick Saint John Gore.

"Turi nobles and holy men", Kurram, 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

"Marukhel village and the Safed Koh ['Spin Ghar]", Kurram valley, 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Early morning at the villages of Shoblan (Kurram district, KP), 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Border village of Kanda, Kirman (Kurram district), 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Decoy ducks in Kurram, Spin Ghar range in the distance, 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Early morning at the villages of Shoblan (Kurram district, KP), 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Watchtowers on houses of Pashtuns

Tower in the village of Sadda, Kurram valley, 1895 (c). Photo by Frederick Saint John Gore.

Houses of the Afridis, Khyber Pass,1948. Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Source

An Afridi village, Khyber Pass, c1900s. Postcard photo by Kapoor & Sons.

British officers searching the house of Faqir of Ipi for documents, Waziristan , 1937. From the issue of "The Illustrated London News" dated April 17, 1937. .

A Pashtun village with watchtowers on houses, perhaps a Shinwari village of Khyber, 1923. Photo by R.B.Holmes.

Dragons' Teeth," Tank-traps in the Khyber Pass

Dragon's teeth are square-pyramidal fortifications of reinforced concrete first used during the Second World War to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry.

Dragons' Teeth," Tank-traps in the Khyber Pass, 1947. Press Photo.