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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1253 Subject Citadels

1. 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

2. Photo 1253/1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
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

3. Photo 1253/1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(29)
Title:
A security guard’s booth at the newly restored Ikhtyaruddin citadel, Herat. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of a small booth with plastic chairs outside. The walls of a restored building with towers 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 ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

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