Fort Sher, Derwaza. Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the wall running along the crest of Sher Darwaza, towards the fort at the highest point. Print marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Another copy at Photo 98 (48).
Captured Guns, Kabul. Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
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Genre: Historical Events View of captured Afghan field guns, ranged in lines in the Sherpur Cantonment. A light covering of snow lies on the ground. Other copies at Photo 98 (27) and Photo 449/1 (24).
Fort Asmai, interior. Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
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Genre: Landscape Photography View showing a section of the interior of Fort Asmai, with building work apparently still in progress. Print marked 'Confidential' in the negative. Another copy at Photo 98 (43).
Bridge over Kabul River. Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the river towards the wooden bridge, also seen in prints 29-30. Reproduced in Francis Gordon Cardew (et al.), 'The Second Afghan War 1878-80. Abridged official account' (London, 1908), facing p. 394, and there captioned, 'The 'Pul-i-Feringhi' over...
Bala Hissar from Sher Denwaza [sic, for Darwaza]. Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view composed of two joined prints, looking north-eastwards down from the Sher Darwaza Heights onto the Bala Hissar citadel, showing the southern wall in the foreground and the city on the extreme left. In the centre of the view, with the enclosed garden i...
'Tirah Expedition. 1897' Photographer(s): Bengal Sappers and Miners
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Black half-leather album measuring 315x430mm, title as above stamped in gold on front cover. Inscribed on front free endpaper: 'L. White King I.C.S. C.S.I. L.L.D. F.S.A. Kohat 6/7/98'. Neatly-printed captions in ink beneath each print. Many of the prints are from photographs made by the Photo Sc...
Frontier Force Mess House, Kohat. Photographer: Bengal Sappers and Miners
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from garden looking towards verandah. Subjects = messes; military (general); military campaigns; military facilities Location = Kohat; North-West Frontier Province; Pakistan