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General View Of Abbottabad, Hazara, 1890's (c).
Fred Bremner / Frederick Bremner (1863–1941) was a Scottish photographer, born in Aberchirder, Scotland. He left school at the age of thirteen to join his father’s studio and worked there for six years. In 1882,
Bremner travelled to India to join the photographic business of his brother-in-law G.W. Lawrie in Lucknow. He opened and established his own studios at Rawalpindi and Quetta by 1895, later with a Lahore branch.
He travelled throughout northern India (modern India and Pakistan) to photograph, and capture rural life, landscapes and people in late 19th and early 20th century.
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Abbottabad from the Southern Hill, 1908 (c).
Some places during the Raj were photographer much less than others - one things of Assam (besides missionary cards), the whole of East Bengal (now Bangladesh), cities like Shikarpur and Abbottabad, of which this is a rare card.
Abbottabad was a cantonment in North-West
Frontier province was named in 1853 after a British Deputy Commissioner of the larger Hazara District. The town is found in Major James Abbott. He wrote a poem about it before he returned to Britain; some have called it one of the worst poems ever written:
Abbottabad, by James Abbott
I remember the day when I first came here
And smelt the sweet Abbottabad air
The trees and ground covered with snow
Gave us indeed a brilliant show
To me the place seemed like a dream
And far ran a lonesome stream
The wind hissed as if welcoming us
The pine swayed creating a lot of fuss
And the tiny cuckoo sang it away
A song very melodious and gay
I adored the place from the first sight
And was happy that my coming here was right
And eight good years here passed very soon
And we leave you perhaps on a sunny noon
Oh Abbottabad we are leaving you now
To your natural beauty do I bow
Perhaps your winds sound will never reach my ear
My gift for you is a few sad tears
I bid you farewell with a heavy heart
Never from my mind will your memories thwart
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Beautiful View Of Abbottabad, Also British Church In The Distance, Hazara, 1862-65 (c)
This Image Maybe The Work Of Charles Patton Keyes, Who Served As An Officer With The Punjab Infantry In The Region, In The Early 1860's. He Was Awarded The Silver Prize For Landscape Photography By The Bengal Photographic Society In 1862.
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General View Of Abbottabad, Hazara, 1890's (c).
Fred Bremner / Frederick Bremner (1863–1941) was a Scottish photographer, born in Aberchirder, Scotland. He left school at the age of thirteen to join his father’s studio and worked there for six years. In 1882, Bremner travelled to India to join the photographic business of his brother-in-law G.W. Lawrie in Lucknow. He opened and established his own studios at Rawalpindi and Quetta by 1895, later with a Lahore branch.
General View Of Abbottabad, Hazara, 1890's (c).
Fred Bremner / Frederick Bremner (1863–1941) was a Scottish photographer, born in Aberchirder, Scotland. He left school at the age of thirteen to join his father’s studio and worked there for six years. In 1882,
Bremner travelled to India to join the photographic business of his brother-in-law G.W. Lawrie in Lucknow. He opened and established his own studios at Rawalpindi and Quetta by 1895, later with a Lahore branch.
He travelled throughout northern India (modern India and Pakistan) to photograph, and capture rural life, landscapes and people in late 19th and early 20th century.
....
Abbottabad from the Southern Hill, 1908 (c).
Some places during the Raj were photographer much less than others - one things of Assam (besides missionary cards), the whole of East Bengal (now Bangladesh), cities like Shikarpur and Abbottabad, of which this is a rare card.
Abbottabad was a cantonment in North-West
Frontier province was named in 1853 after a British Deputy Commissioner of the larger Hazara District. The town is found in Major James Abbott. He wrote a poem about it before he returned to Britain; some have called it one of the worst poems ever written:
Abbottabad, by James Abbott
I remember the day when I first came here
And smelt the sweet Abbottabad air
The trees and ground covered with snow
Gave us indeed a brilliant show
To me the place seemed like a dream
And far ran a lonesome stream
The wind hissed as if welcoming us
The pine swayed creating a lot of fuss
And the tiny cuckoo sang it away
A song very melodious and gay
I adored the place from the first sight
And was happy that my coming here was right
And eight good years here passed very soon
And we leave you perhaps on a sunny noon
Oh Abbottabad we are leaving you now
To your natural beauty do I bow
Perhaps your winds sound will never reach my ear
My gift for you is a few sad tears
I bid you farewell with a heavy heart
Never from my mind will your memories thwart
....
Beautiful View Of Abbottabad, Also British Church In The Distance, Hazara, 1862-65 (c)
This Image Maybe The Work Of Charles Patton Keyes, Who Served As An Officer With The Punjab Infantry In The Region, In The Early 1860's. He Was Awarded The Silver Prize For Landscape Photography By The Bengal Photographic Society In 1862.
....
General View Of Abbottabad, Hazara, 1890's (c).
Fred Bremner / Frederick Bremner (1863–1941) was a Scottish photographer, born in Aberchirder, Scotland. He left school at the age of thirteen to join his father’s studio and worked there for six years. In 1882, Bremner travelled to India to join the photographic business of his brother-in-law G.W. Lawrie in Lucknow. He opened and established his own studios at Rawalpindi and Quetta by 1895, later with a Lahore branch.
