Search

Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 430 Subject Military Campaigns and Battles Digitised Content No

1. Photo 430/2(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/2(59)
Title:
The Dewan-i-Am [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

2. 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

3. Photo 430/53(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(1)
Title:
The Teesta River [Sikkim]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General river scene. Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (1), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'This stream takes its rise from a glacier in Sikhim and flows down to the plains of Bengal...For over fifty miles, from Sevoke to Gan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jun 1902
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 430/53(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(2)
Title:
The source of the Teesta [Sikkim]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (2), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'This glacier, named the Phu-chung-phu glacier, is situated to the south of the Clolamo Lakes in the north of Sikhim, and is one of the most beautiful glac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jun 1902
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 430/53(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(3)
Title:
A glacial lake [Sikkim]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View across the lake towards ice hummocks, with a figure posed in the foreground. Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (3), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'This lake is in the middle of a glacier coming down from the mountains t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jun 1902
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 430/53(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(4)
Title:
Khamba Jong. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the Tibetan fort and surrounding hills. Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (4), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'This is the name of the Fort, which is surrounded by a small village. It was the first place in Tibet ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jul 1903
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 430/53(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(5)
Title:
Khamba Jong. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Near view of the Tibetan fort. This print is one of the handful in this album not reproduced in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]). Duplicate at Photo 761/1 (262).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jul 1903
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 430/53(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(6)
Title:
Khamba Jong. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the Tibetan fort (on the right) and looking along the valley towards distant mountains. Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (5), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jul 1903
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 430/53(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(7)
Title:
Khamba Jong. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view of the Tibetan fort and surrounding mountains. Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (6), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jul 1903
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 430/53(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(8)
Title:
Everest from Khamba Jong (telephoto). Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view looking across the valley floor towards snowy peaks. Another copy at Photo 1084/1 (7), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'This view is one taken with a telephoto lens from a distance of ninety-one miles. Everes...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Jul 1903
Extent:
1 item