Holmes, Randolph Bezant, 1888-1973

Randolph Bezzant Holmes was born in 1888. He was a commercial photographer who took over the business established by his father, William D. Homes, around 1899 in Peshawar, Pakistan. Holmes was an official photographer of the Afghan Wars on the North West Frontier in Afghanistan. He also spent time in Kashmir and in other Asian locales. Later in life he also painted watercolor landscapes from the same areas. In 1929 he published a memoir of his time in Afghanistan, Story of the North West Frontier Province, Peshawar, containing gelatin print plates of his landscapes. Holmes died in 1973.

From the guide to the R. B. Holmes photographs, and undated, 1910-1919, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

Commercial photographer active in Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan during first half of the 20th century.

From the description of R. B. Holmes photographs, 1910-1919 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 493371915