Safed Sang, river & old bridge, Sikka Ram peak in distance. Photographer: Burke, John
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the Marki Khel stream towards the ruins of the bridge. Sikka Ram (Sikaram) is the highest peak in the Safed Koh range. No. 88 in Burke catalogue of Afghan War views. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns
Dakka Fort & Lalpura, showing cemetery from picket at western end of fort. Photographer: Burke, John
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto the fort at Loe Dakka, with Lalpura visible in the distance on the farther side of the Kabul River. Pickets posed at sentry post in left foreground. No. 90 in Burke catalogue of Afghan War views. Subjects = forts; military (general); militar...
General view from Ali Masjid, looking back towards Peshawur, showing the whole of the Khyber & country operated in by troops. Photographer: Burke, John
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Genre: Historical Events Subjects = British army; military (general); military campaigns; military camps; military facilities Location = Ali Masjid; North-West Frontier Province; Pakistan
View looking up western wall of fort [at Ali Masjid], showing right corner bastion & position of the three conical peaks forming enemy's right defence, with entire line of sunga. Photographer: Burke, John
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Genre: Historical Events No. 19 in Burke catalogue of Afghan War views. Subjects = forts; military (general); military campaigns Location = Ali Masjid; North-West Frontier Province; Pakistan
End of the defile, looking back at Ali Musjid, showing sentry on lower bastion, narrowness of the defile, & height of fort above the stream. Photographer: Burke, John
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Genre: Landscape Photography No. 25 in Burke catalogue of Afghan War views. Subjects = military (general); military campaigns Location = Ali Masjid; North-West Frontier Province; Pakistan
The Khan of Lalpura and followers, with political officer. Photographer: Burke, John
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait, posed on hillside. The political officer is Robert Warburton (1842-99), himself half-Afghan. See biographical note at Photo 430/2 (27). No. 57 in Burke catalogue of Afghan War views. Second copy neg at B.9065. Subjects = Afghan officials; Afridis (e...
Sketch of ground between Ali Musjid & Shahgai showing positions of British & Afghan forces on 21st Novr. 1878. Photographer: Burke, John
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Photographic copy of a map prepared by Lieut. G.W.B. Bartram and Lieut W.G. Knox. No. 92 in Burke catalogue of Afghan War views. Subjects = maps & plans; military (general); military campaigns