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1. Photo 430/3(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/3(4)
Title:
Upper Bala Hissar from gate above Residency [Kabul]. Photographer: Burke, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: War Photography This view is taken from a point to the south of the Residency, on the south-east side of the Bala Hissar, looking in a north-westerly direction towards the gateway leading to the Upper Bala Hissar. A note on a contemporary map of the Bala Hissar (BL shelfmark +++) reads: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1879-1880
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 430/3(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/3(29)
Title:
The Dewan-i-Am looking towards Upper Bala Hissar [Kabul]. Photographer: Burke, John
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, 'Burke 285'. Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking down onto the Diwan-i-Am or hall of public audience in the Bala Hissar, with the walls of the fort rising in the background. This building, seen here in dilapidated condition during the Brit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1879-1880
Extent:
1 item