Baluchi shepherds, 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, including these shepherds. They moved their flocks to and fro across the border between British Baluchistan and Afghanistan.

One from a collection of 12 photographs collected by Major-General J G Fitzgerald, photographed by R B Holmes.