Goorkhas clearing a passage through bamboo jungle (1889)

[beoram]

"The Looshai expedition: Goorkhas clearing a passage through bamboo jungle," from the Illustrated London News, 1889


something I stumbled across when looking for something else

 

[Karda]

Great old picture, Beo!
Thanks for posting it.

 

[uncouth]

does it look like the guy on the lower left hand corner is going to shoot that piece of bamboo to cut it down?

 

[Yangdu]

Great, pic
thank you for sharing

 

[b.c.molin]

Very interesting historical find. Many thanks for sharing it! :thumbup: