North West Frontier province, The Old City of Peshawar, a carpenter at work in his shop

Date: 1944 Reference: INF 14/444 Creator: Central Office of Information Catalogue context: INDIA BY CECIL BEATON: Photographs taken by Cecil Beaton whilst in India. Views of the the old city of Peshawar, the Khyber Pass, and other parts of the North West Frontier, the latter collectively entitled 'They Guard India's North West Frontier'. 'The old city of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province and the principal military station of the district, lies in the midst of a ring of hills below the mountain barrier which separates Pakistan from Afghanistan. It has been sacked so many times that little of historic significance remains. In contrast to the cantonment, the bazaar quarter of the Old City is a huddle of flat-roofed houses lining narrow, crooked alleys, where shopkeepers sit all day displaying their wares.' 'The Khyber Pass, in the North West Frontier Province of India, is the most important pass leading from India to Afghanistan. Manned by British forts, it stretches about 20 miles from east to west. Near the east, or Indian end is the Shagai plateau commanded by the fort of Al... Categories: Overseas; Places Subjects: Photography and film; Army; Asia; Clothing; Indian Subcontinent; Official publications; Policing Topics: Arts and culture; British state and citizens; Family and identity; International trade and affairs; Land and buildings; Military and war Period: Second World War Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf