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1. Photo 1253/1(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(43)
Title:
A Shia cemetery on the flanks of Kohe Asmai. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of a cemetery covered in snow with the city in the distance. 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 C...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1253/1(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(23)
Title:
'Cabul. West End Sherpur. Winter.' Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of military buildings with snowy mountain range in the distance. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 192', lower right of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1253/1(74)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(74)
Title:
'Camp and Abattis At Sherpur. 5th Punjaub Infantry. 25th Dec 1879.' This picture was taken two days after one of the fiercest battles of the war. A force of 50,000 Afghans besieged and then attacked the cantonment and were repulsed by the defenders making special use of the new ‘Gatling’ machine guns. Why Burke didn’t photograph the aftermath is a mystery – more than 3,000 Afghan bodies lay on the battlefield. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of soldiers and artillery at cantonment in the snow. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 190', lower right of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BURKE...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1253/1(97)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(97)
Title:
‘Another view of the Camp.’ The British Cantonment at Sherpur waiting for an imminent attack by Afghan forces. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a cantonment with men waiting at the perimeter in the snow. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878-1880. There is a marking 'Burke 191', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKE...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item