A tribesman and his son, 1919 (c)
Photograph by Randolph Bezzant Holmes (1888-1973), 3rd Afghan War, 1919 (c).
Randolph Bezzant Holmes was a professional photographer who lived for over 50 years in the North West Frontier region of India. His business was based in Peshawar from 1918 to 1947. He travelled extensively with both civil and military expeditions in the Himalayas and Central Asia. During the 3rd Afghan War (1919) he photographed many aspects of the campaign including the terrain and the peoples of the frontier areas.
One from a collection of 12 photographs collected by Major-General J G Fitzgerald, photographed by R B Holmes.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1989-03-28-8
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1989-03-28-8