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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1253 Language English Subject Military Camps

1. Photo 1253/1(79)

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Photo 1253/1(79)
Title:
'Guns, Captured at Ali Musjid.' Burke photographed lines of captured enemy matériel on several occasions. The pictures were popular back in the Imperial homeland, giving the impression the war was successful and therefore justified. Support faltered later in the campaign after battlefield setbacks and reports of savage reprisals. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
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View of a row of guns with a camp in the background: General Appleyard, C.B. V.C. and staff on the left. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878. There is a marking 'Burke 11', lower right 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

2. 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

3. Photo 1253/1(83)

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Photo 1253/1(83)
Title:
Watchtowers on the perimeter of Camp Bastion. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
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View of a watchtower with a metal fence and four portaloos, Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk, September 2011 / An archival, digital, chromogenic print on Fujicolor Cryst...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1253/1(84)

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Photo 1253/1(84)
Title:
A shaded rest area built by helicopter re-fuelling crews at Camp Bastion. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of seating under a netting cover; a Chinook helicopter is on the right. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk, September 2011 / An archival, digital, chromogenic print o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1253/1(86)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(86)
Title:
‘Landi Kotal Camp. Looking East Towards Ali Musjid.’ Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a British camp with the mountains in the distance and a fort in the foreground. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878. There are two markings '61 [reversed] Burkes' and '61', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1253/1(88)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(88)
Title:
Security lights and communications antennae at Camp Leatherneck. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of tents lit with overhead light. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk, September 2011 / An archival, digital, chromogenic print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive / Photogra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1253/1(89)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(89)
Title:
‘Shergai Heights looking towards Ali Musjid.’ Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a British Army campsite with mountains in the distance. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878. There is a marking 'Burke 010', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1253/1(90)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(90)
Title:
One of the huge logistics compounds at Camp Leatherneck. A modern, technologized army needs hundreds of thousands of different kinds of objects in order to keep it working. A $100m warplane can be grounded for the want of a $1 part. Supplying these things is a huge drain on an army’s resources and its greatest vulnerability. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of rows of shipping containers; two people are standing in the middle of the rows. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk, September 2011 / An archival, digital, chromoge...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1253/1(91)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(91)
Title:
‘Durbar in Sherpur Cantonments.’ A thin crowd of onlookers watches a British ceremonial display before a tent crowded with dignitaries. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of an open space of the cantonment; a group of people on the right and rows of troops in front of a large tent to the left. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 269', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, ver...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1253/1(92)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(92)
Title:
The seemingly endless number of helicopter pads and hangars at Camp Bastion. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of an airfield surrounded by hangers, containers and tents. A Chinook helicopter is taking off on the right. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk, September 2011 / An a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item