[Connor, John Richard, Major, British Indian Army] (1908-1970). Historically Significant Album with ca. 510 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken and Collected by Major John Richard Connor of British Indian Army during His Service in King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, with Interesting Images of the Regiment's Headquarters, Officers and Various Operations in Roorkee, Views of Hindustan-Tibet Road from Narkanda to Ropa Valley and Beyond (Numerous Rest Houses, Settlements, Himalayan Peaks and Valleys, Local People), Kashmir, Mt. Nanga Parbat, Road and Bridge Construction in the North-West Frontier Province (Jehangira, Akora, Haryankot), "Loe Agra Operations, 1935," &c.WITH: a Printed "Farewell Address to Major J.R. Connor,

Oblong Folio album (ca. 27,5x37 cm or 10 ¾ x 14 ½ in). 40 card stock leaves. With ca. 510 original mounted gelatin silver photos, including eight large images from ca. 19,5x28,5 cm (7 ¾ x 11 ¼ in) to ca. 13x19,5 cm (5 x 7 ¾ in); the rest of the photos are from ca. 11,5x16 cm (4 ½ x 6 ¼ in) to ca. 3,5x5 cm (1 ¼ x 2 in). All photos with period ink captions on the mounts (some captions relate to several images). Period brown quarter sheep album with cloth boards. Gilt-lettered initials "J.R.C." and title "India" on the front board. With a printed program of an amateur theatre show, which lists J.R. Connor as one of the actors, mounted on the rear pastedown endpaper. Spine with tears on top and bottom, corners bumped, front board slightly loosened at the stub, several leaves at the back detached and loosely inserted, several images slightly faded, but overall a very good album. With a loosely inserted printed farewell address ca. 34,5x21,5 cm (13 ½ x 8 ½ in). Ca. 1942. 1 p. Text printed in gold. A very good copy. With an album of Connor's family photos. Oblong Folio (ca. 22x31 cm or 8 ¾ x 12 in). Ca. 1930s-1940. With ca. 330 original mounted gelatin silver photos, from ca. 8,5x14 cm (3 ½ x 5 ¼ in) to ca. 4x6,5 cm (1 ¾ x 2 ½ in). Most photos with period white ink captions on the mounts (captions mostly relate to several images). Period black full cloth album. Several images previously removed, several images slightly faded, but overall a very good album. Historically significant album with an extensive collection of ca. 510 original gelatin silver photos from the private archive of a notable military officer of British India and later Pakistan, Colonel John Richard Connor, who for over a decade served in King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners in Roorkee (modern-day Bengal Engineer Group of the Indian Army) and later became the founder and first Commandant of a training centre of the Royal Pakistan Engineers in Sialkot (modern-day Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers). Over fifty images show the Bengal Sappers and Miners' headquarters, officers and various operations in Roorkee, including two large group portraits of "The Officers K.G.O. Bengal S. & M., Roorkee" in 1932 and 1933 (all names thoroughly recorded, Connor presents on both photos), views of Royal Engineers Mess, "No. 9" and "No. 10 Bungalow," "my room in No. 10 Bungalow," the regiment's camp in "the jheels," scenes from the "Corps Sports, Mar. 1932" (obstacle and mule races, long jump competitions, &c.), panoramic views of "the Hills from Roorkee, Aug. 1932," two photos with "the last Corps elephants, demobbed 1932," &c. Numerous images illustrate tiger hunting and leisure trips of Connor and his fellow officers in "Chilkia, April 1932" and Malani ("Xmas 32," "Feb. 1933"). Very interesting are ca. 190 photos of the Hindustan-Tibet Road, taken during two trips in 1932-1933. The images show various rest houses, settlements, road tunnels, bridges, Himalayan hills, peaks, glaciers and valleys, local villagers and mule men, Connor and his travel companions, &c. The images are grouped according to the following route stretches and stops: "The H.-T. Road, Aug. 1932," "Narkanda – Khadrala," "Khadrala – Bahli," "Taklech – Daranghati," "Sarahan – Wangtu," "Wangtu – Urni," "The Chini Cliffs," "Chini," "Chini – Jangi," "Jangi – Shasu," "Rupa Valley," "Shivi Valley," "H.-T. Road, 1933," "Jangi – Shiasu," "Poo – Namgea," "Tashigang," "Tashigang – Nako," "Chango," "Beyond Changar," "Changarezing," "Shivi Valley," &c. About twenty photos show the construction of bridges in Jehangira and Akora in 1934 (modern-day Khyber Pashtunkhwa, Pakistan), Attock Bridge and "boat bridge & railway bridge, Nowshera." There are also over fifty photos from Connor's travel to Kashmir in 1934, showing Jhelum River, Srinagar, mountain valleys, Razdani Pass, Burzil Pass, Rupal Valley, a series of views of Nanga Parbat (the peak, glaciers, slopes, "my tent and the side of a glacier"), portraits of Connor, h.…