Collection: Tirah - Photographic Journalism (Part 1) hamilton-18-8-1-0005-2-61663
Description
Terms delivered to Afridi forces in Bagh. Photograph depicting two distinct groups of people. To the left of the picture there are a line of men wearing traditional dress including turbans, each one has a cloak or cloth wrapped around his shoulders. Centrally there is a man in traditional dress, wearing a turban and is also bearded.In front of him a group of three soldiers in uniform are engaged in conversation one has a white paper in his hand. Behind them in the background is a soldier wearing a striped turban. There are a group of soldiers to the right of the photograph one has his arms behind his back. From the Black and White war album number 3, the Tirah Campaign, snapshots by Rene Bull (Black and White Publishing Co, London, 1899).
Collection
Tirah - Photographic Journalism (Part 1)
Description
This represents the first part of a photograph album published by Black and white Magazine, covering the Tirah Campaign in India's North West Frontier between 1897 and 1898. The Expedition photographs are illustrative of the many colonial campaigns undertaken by the British and their allies in this…
Collection Terms & Categories
- War/Campaign/Operation: Tirah Expedition (1897-1898)
- Asia: Asia - Southern - North West Frontier
- Theme (Main): Conflict & Military Operations
- Theme (Main): Empire & Commonwealth
- Subject: Boundaries & Borders
- Subject: Death & Dying
- Subject: Medicine
- Subject: Propaganda & Influence Ops
- Item: Photographic (album)
- Information: Visual