AHI 02 — Preparations at the Agra Fort Railway Station

|AHI 02-1| The adorned railway station with high-ranking officials and a guard of honour of British infantry, waiting for the arrival of Amir Habibullah Khan.

|AHI 02-2| Enlargement: The decorated front of the railway station

|AHI 02-3| Close-up: The carriage of the British Viceroy with Lady Minto, returning to the camp

|AHI 02-1|

The adorned railway station with high-ranking officials and a guard of honour of British infantry, waiting for the arrival of Amir Habibullah Khan.

The Viceroy’s State Visit to Agra, January 1907. Official directory (with map): p. 8-10: “Arrival at Agra of His Majesty the Amir of Afghanistan. His Majesty the Amir of Afghanistan will arrive at Agra Fort Station at 9 A.M. on Wednesday, the 9th January 1907. […] A Guard of Honour of British Infantry will be drawn up on the platform, and will salute as His Majesty passes. The Lieutenant-Governor will accompany the Amir in the same carriage to His Majesty’s Camp. A procession will be formed in the following order: The Superintendent of Police. – One squadron of the 18th Prince of Wales’s Own Tiwana Lancers. – “0” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. – […]”
Diary of Colonel Sir Henry McMahon (1907), p. 26: description of the arrival at Agra.

Image No.

AHI 02

Collection

The Visit of Amir Habibullah Khan in India, 1907

Series

AHI 01-24, Amir Habibullah in Agra

Format

Sepia print, 215/297 mm

Quality

good, pale, approx. 40 mm on the left margin completely faded away

Place, date

Agra Fort Railway Station, Wednesday, January 9, 1907