I believe these are all Felice Beato photographs. You can learn a lot about the weapons and clothing etc of 1800s India warriors and soldiers by examining these types of photos, they are a great resource.
The first photo is titled "A group of Sikh sappers (combat engineers) of the Indian Army, 1858."
The second photo is titled "Afghan Sikh Officers of Hodson's Horse, a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army, during the Indian Rebellion, 1858."
The third photo is titled "The jirkuz of the Raja of Kapurthala during the Indian Mutiny, 1857." I am not sure if this is a Sikh photo as I can not find the meaning of the word "jirkuz".
The last photo is titled "Sikh officers of the British 15th Punjab Infantry regiment, shortly after the Indian Rebellion (also known as the Indian Mutiny), 1858."
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