Saturday, 4 September 2021

Princely state of Swat, December 1947





Swat state, December 1947. Caption: "Armed security guards look on as female peasants from the hills, carrying their kitchen utensils & other household belongings in baskets on their heads, as they drive their cattle into the Swat valley for the winter". Photo by Margaret Bourke-White 



State of Swat, December 1947. Caption: "State policeman on guard duty to keep cattle from grazing on the Wali's land illegally while standing at his post as an old fort which is now used as police station, looms in the background." Photo by Margaret Bourke-White.


scene of manglawar in Swat (Pakistan) dated to 1947
Manglawar, State of Swat, December 1937. Caption: "View of peasant wading Swat river downstream from distant fort with four towers in the Swat valley." Photo by Margaret Bourke-White.


scene of manglawar in Swat (Pakistan) dated to 1947


scene of manglawar in Swat (Pakistan) dated to 1947




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