[Simla and Waziristan.] Album containing 34 original black and white photographs, taken in 1917 and at the time of the Waziristan Campaign and Field Force, including images of Sir Charles Monro's residence at Simla.

Most of the photographs are 7.5 x 10.5cm in size, with the smallest 4.5 x 6.5cm and the largest 10.5 x 15cm. Loosely inserted in a 16mo album bound in green moire cloth. Both photographs and binding are in good condition, lightly aged and worn, with the occasional photograph with a dog-eared corner. Most of the photographs are captioned on the reverse, and seventeen are accompanied by captions on the pages of the album. Monro's entry in the Oxford DNB describes the Waziristan Campaign as follows: 'The war against the Wazirs, who were conducting frequent raids against defenceless villages along the border, was initiated at Monro's insistence. An Indian force invaded Waziristan in November 1919, but because of the inexperience of the troops, the tenacity of the defenders, and the nature of the terrain, the campaign proved more arduous than anyone had expected. The fighting dragged on until May 1920 when the tribesmen accepted terms imposed by the British government.' One page in the album is headed 'The Waziristan Campaign | 1917', and while this is probably a misdating, it may also relate to the successful British efforts to repel an incursion by the Mahsud Tribe in the summer of 1917, which served as a prelude to the Campaign proper. The twenty photographs relating to the Campaign are: 'With the 25th on manoeuvres. A Gurkha Battln, & our Field Hospital', 'Killed in action, Burying Pte. Gayles London Regt. at ', 'advancing through Sharawani Pass, very slow & hard going here', 'Dead Mahena at Zam', 'Badges of some of the regiment in the Field Force cut into a rock', 'The Waziristan Field Force advancing along the river bed near Shahur Jangi', 'Ferry boats which conveyed troops from Mari Indis to Kalabagh Ghat', 'Ferry boat loaded with troops', 'Jirga, the peace meeting at Boghi Rhel', 'Mahsud Prisoners', 'a part of the Waziristan Field Force resting in the river bed at Boghi Rhel', 'Fort | 26 miles from Burhan'. Note the Aeroplane', 'Sangar at Boghi Rhel', 'Road built by Sappers & Miners between Jandola & Khirga', 'one of the passes between Shakur & Hardari Rach', 'The force passing through Shahur Tangi', 'Ispana Raghza', 'Blockhouse at Jandola'. The other photographs, at the start of the volume, begin with a page captioned: 'Sir General Munros [sic] Residence in the Simla hills | Front View | Drawing Room'. Other photographs are captioned 'Study', 'Ball Room', 'Dining Room' (with officers seated at dining table), 'Lady Munro & Her Guests', 'Y.W.C.A. Simla Drawing Room [Dining Room]', 'Christ Church & R.A.T.A.', 'Chota Simla', 'Bazaar Simla', 'Hill Scene', 'Cloude [sic] scene', 'The Mall Simla'.