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81. Photo 1253/1(48)

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Photo 1253/1(48)
Title:
'Panorama Of The City Of Cabul & Surroundings. Taken from Bala Buhj. Shepur in the Distance.' [right side]. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a city landscape with mountains in the background. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 221', lower edge 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

82. Photo 1253/1(87)

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Photo 1253/1(87)
Title:
A storage yard at Kandahar Air Field looking out beyond the wire, back into ‘Afghanistan’.Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of a yard with open boxes, vehicles and parts. 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 Archi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

83. Photo 1253/1(10)

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Photo 1253/1(10)
Title:
Wasteland at the back of shops used as stabling for draft horses. In the distance is the Bala Hissar citadel, now home to an Afghan Army base and mooring for one of the American blimps that carry electronic surveillance gear and cameras. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon
Scope & Content:
View of the back of shops where there are eight horses. There is a fortress on a hill in the distance. On the left is a blimp. 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 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

84. Photo 1253/1(6)

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Photo 1253/1(6)
Title:
'Shamshere Bridge And Musjid, On The Cabul River Near Dehmazang Gorge, North West Corner Of City.' Photographer(s): Burke, John
Scope & Content:
View looking along a river (Kabul River) towards a bridge with a mosque hidden by trees on the right. A man is standing at the banks of the river, and a group is sitting beside a building on the left. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878-1880. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011 Stamped ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

85. Photo 1253/1(77)

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Photo 1253/1(77)
Title:
Pakistani ‘jingle trucks’ end their long journey up from Karachi at the gates of Kandahar Airfield where they wait to be scanned, X-rayed and searched. Only people, ammunition and emergency requirements come by aircraft. Warlord-owned security companies protecting convoys can charge $15,000 per truck, but a large part of the fee is paid to Taliban protection rackets. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of a line of trucks with a fortress 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 on Fujicolor Crystal ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

86. Photo 1253/1(93)

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Photo 1253/1(93)
Title:
‘Bala Hissar Palace. Cabul.’ [left side] Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of the fort wall; there are three people, one with a horse in the foreground. Mountains with snow are in the distance—this left side print of a panoramic. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878-1880. There is a marking 'Burke 199', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

87. Photo 1253/1(94)

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Photo 1253/1(94)
Title:
‘Bala Hissar Palace. Cabul.’ [right side] Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of the fort wall; there is the gate with troop in front —this right side print of a panoramic. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878-1880. There is a marking 'Burke 178', lower left 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

88. Photo 1253/1(98)

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Photo 1253/1(98)
Title:
‘Ali Musjid & Camp from Sultan Tarra.’ Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of mountains with a military camp in a valley. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878-1880. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BURKE / ARTISTE PHOTOGRAPHER / PUNJAB. Stamped in black ink, ver...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

89. Photo 1253/1(76)

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Photo 1253/1(76)
Title:
'Mackeson’s Bridge.' Long trains of pack animals carried all the British supplies from India through the passes into Afghanistan. Up to 40,000 camels were employed. In fact, so many were requisitioned from northern India that is thought that their loss set back economic development in the region by decades. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a line of troops with camels moving through a valley. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878. There is a marking 'Burke 35', lower right of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BU...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

90. 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