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1. Photo 1253/1(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(17)
Title:
'Sha Shaid. The Bala Hissar Gate.' Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a damaged gate and walls of a fort. There are soldiers in front of the gate. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke...', lower right edge of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011 Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk // Photog...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1253/1(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(26)
Title:
'Upper Bala Hissar. South Face.' Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a fortress on a hill, there are three soldiers to right in the foreground. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 215', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LAT...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1253/1(80)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(80)
Title:
‘The Dewan-I-Aum in Bala Hissar, Shewin Bala Burj & Sherderwaza.’ After the capture of the Bala Hissar, the British quartered Gurkha soldiers in the ruins of the Royal Palace and gardens and the summerhouse that had been the British Mission. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of ruins of a hall with horses and tent in front. A fortress is on the hill in the background. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 285', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTME...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1253/1(93)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(93)
Title:
‘Bala Hissar Palace. Cabul.’ [left side] Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of the fort wall; there are three people, one with a horse in the foreground. Mountains with snow are in the distance—this left side print of a panoramic. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878-1880. There is a marking 'Burke 199', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1253/1(94)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(94)
Title:
‘Bala Hissar Palace. Cabul.’ [right side] Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of the fort wall; there is the gate with troop in front —this right side print of a panoramic. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878-1880. There is a marking 'Burke 178', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPO...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1253/1(101)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(101)
Title:
‘The “Residency”. From outside of Bala Hissar.’ The Residency had been the British Mission in Kabul and its destruction and the killing of its staff provided the pretext for a full-scale British invasion. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a burnt-out building along a fortress wall; there are three men standing on the roof. There is a marking 'Burke 178', lower left of the image. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / J...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item