Archive Nepal: 7 Best Photos of the Week

On Friday, we would like you to take a look at the photos from a Facebook page ‘Archive Nepal’.

Archive Nepal is an organization whose mission is to encourage the understanding of Nepal’s rich history and culture by curating, digitizing, and improving access to digital resources. This page collects interesting and unseen historic images and shares them with its followers on the platform.

In fact, most of these images are rather rare or previously unseen by the public, as they depict people, places, and fascinating events from the past. For some of the images, the page also includes captions and explanations about the images, providing historical context and background information to quench your thirst for knowledge of the history.

So, if you’d love to see images posted by the Archive Nepal this week, then make sure to scroll down below.

1)Tribhuvan International Airport

 During the 1960s and 1970s, USAID and other donors provided communication and navigation equipment to the Kathmandu airport and six other airfields around the country. Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) officials were provided training, and in 1961 three DC-3 and two STOL Pilatus Porter aircraft were provided to the fledging RNAC.

2)  Fire truck and fire fighters

Kathmandu Fire truck and fire fighters leaving for training exercise in 1969.

3) Young boy with traditional Nepali clothing

A Young boy of Rara, Mugu in 1975 with traditional Nepali clothing i.e, Daura Surwal, Dhaka Topi.

4) House of Wood

1968 Kathmandu: A House of Wood

5) Gorkha Soldiers

Group of Gorkha Soldiers in Late 1800s-Early 1950s

6) Steam engine

1971 Pokhara, Kaski: Steam engine at Pokhara Airport used to roll the grass field flat

7) Pahadi woman

Pahadi woman wearing traditional jewellery in Surkhet valley in 1968.