Jawahar Lal Nehru and Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan inspecting the tribal area somewhere near Khyber Pass, 1946

Jawahar Lal Nehru and Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan, photographed while inspecting the tribal area somewhere near Khyber Pass, 1946.

A Pashtun from Bannu, 1946

 

"Fierce glance and hawklike eye tell the Pathan character". From "The National Geographic magazine", 1946. 

Caption: "Seen at Bannu, this young blade wears an inverted lambskin jacket. On his turban he keeps an amulet to ward off snipers' bullets. Some of his friends may reach 6 feet 9. Tribal legends tell him he is descendant of Israel's lost tribes. What a Hollywood villain he would make ! ".

Bannu tongawala, 1939. Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection.

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"Near Peshawar Court an Indian law Scribe types a veiled woman's tale of woe", 1946

 

"Near Peshawar Court an Indian law Scribe types a veiled woman's tale of woe", 1946. From "The National Geographic Magazine".

Caption: "She is not a divorce seeker but a property litigant. He wears a homespun cap from Swat, and beside him is the ever present tea-tray. Like salesman and barber, the Oriental typist goes outdoor".

A group of Baitani children and men, 1946

 

A group of Baitani children and men, 1946. From "The National Geographic magazine". Caption: "Although this Bhittani village is almost under the walls of the Government fort at Jandola, it is out of bounds to British troops, and tribal laws prevails."

Ghani Khan, 1946

Ghani Khan, 1946. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White.

Ghani Khan, 1946. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White.

Abdul Ghani Khan chatting with Indian journalist Shiva Rao, Delhi, India, May 1946. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White.