Tuesday 11 February 2020

Historical photographs of Peshawar [part 3]

Pashtun wedding procession, Peshawar, 1910 (c). Photo by R.B.Holmes.



Qissa Khwani bazaar, Peshawar city, 1910 (c). Photo by R.B.Holmes.



An old Pashtun fakir, Peshawar, 1910 (c). Photo by Randolph Bezzant Holmes.


Photo of a local Pashtun man, Peshawar, 1910 (c). By Randolph Bezzant Holmes.


"The gallows at Peshawar where Ghazis are hung", 1910s. Postcard photo.


Prisoners taken by British, Peshawar, c1910s.


Street scene, Peshawar city, 1905 (c).


A burqa-clad woman checks chicken at Peshawar market, 1933. Press Photo from New York.Caption: "Shopping in India : under the white sheet at right is a Moslem woman. She has come to market to buy a chicken, and the boy at left is holding out several samples for her inspection. This is a common sight in Peshawar, India, where photo was taken recently". Associated Press Photo, 9/8/1933.




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