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71. Photo 1253/1(20)

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Photo 1253/1(20)
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The swimming pool that crowns Tepe Wazir Akbar Khan, built by the Soviets in the 1970s and restored in recent times at great expense by USAID. It is uncertain if it will ever be used. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of an isolated pool with diving boards with a mountain range 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 pri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

72. Photo 1253/1(25)

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Photo 1253/1(25)
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A dumping ground for an abandoned Russian-era bomber that has now been incorporated into the car park of ‘Shamshad TV’, a new media company heavily supported by American money. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of an abandoned bomber, with a building site in the background. 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 Fujicolo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

73. Photo 1253/1(52)

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Photo 1253/1(52)
Title:
A de-mining team from the Mine Detection Centre in Kabul with a member of the German Police who is mentoring them. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of eight men with two dogs posed on rugs. Some are wearing protective clothing and are holding mine detectors. 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

74. Photo 1253/1(54)

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Photo 1253/1(54)
Title:
The future leadership of the Afghan Air Force with Maj. Jason A. Church of the US Marines who is training and funding them. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of nine men in uniform with a helicopter in the background. 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 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

75. Photo 1253/1(61)

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Photo 1253/1(61)
Title:
Young women in the indoor skatepark of the NGO ‘Skateistan’, set up by American volunteers to help young Afghans improve their skateboarding and indoor rock-climbing skills. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of eight young women with skateboards posed on carpets in an indoor skatepark. 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 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

76. Photo 1253/1(69)

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Photo 1253/1(69)
Title:
'Nautch Girls.' These dancing girls would have performed for the Amir in his private chambers and were a popular motif for Indian photographers like Burke. Because they are not Muslim women, they could take employment as dancers and could show their faces to foreign photographers. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of three women dancers sitting on carpets. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 286', lower right of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BURKE / ARTISTE ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

77. Photo 1253/1(95)

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Photo 1253/1(95)
Title:
There are 16,000 US Marines aboard Camp Leatherneck spread over 1,600 acres. Empty shipping containers are used as storage, wind breaks or blast walls. In May 2010 a mysterious fire, that may have been sabotage, destroyed 9 acres of containers. It burned so furiously that fire fighters even lost two of their fire engines. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of vehicles and shipping containers; a reflection in a body of water is in the foreground. 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, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

78. Photo 1253/1(17)

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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

79. Photo 1253/1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(1)
Title:
'Gap Between Upper Bala-Hissar And Bala-Burj, Looking Toward Beni-Hissar.' The Bala Hissar is the citadel that straddles Kabul to this day. In Burke’s time it was part fortress, part palace. Home to a small town of courtiers and servants, it also housed the British Embassy forced on the Afghans after the Treaty of Gandamak. Photographer(s): Burke, John
Scope & Content:
A view of a landscape with the Upper Bala Hissar Fortress and watchtower on the left and the ridge of the Sher Darwaza Mountian on the right. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 219', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011 Stamped in bl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

80. Photo 1253/1(47)

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Photo 1253/1(47)
Title:
'Panorama Of The City Of Cabul & Surroundings. Taken from Bala Buhj. Shepur in the Distance.' [left side] Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a city landscape with mountains on the left and in the background [left side of the panorama]. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BURKE / ARTISTE PHOTO...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item