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51. Photo 1253/1(60)

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Photo 1253/1(60)
Title:
At a music school on Kabul, boys are taught the traditional Afghan instrument the rubab. Difficult to play, it is a skill which nearly became extinct due to the Taliban prohibition on secular music. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of five musicians holding a musical instrument under some trees posed on carpets. 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, chromogen...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

52. Photo 1253/1(14)

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Photo 1253/1(14)
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A watchtower guarding a street of foreign embassies in central Kabul. For the British army these improvised fortifications are called ‘sangars’, although the term is Dari for ‘barricade’ and is one of the few words the British brought home from the Anglo-Afghan Wars. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of a watchtower in the evening. 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 Archive / Photograph b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

53. Photo 1253/1(62)

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Photo 1253/1(62)
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'Officers. (QO) Guides.' The Queen’s Own Guides, a battle-hardened regiment with a somewhat maverick reputation, were headquartered near to Burke’s home in Murree. Veterans of many frontier campaigns, Burke would have known them socially and would have often photographed their parades and medal ceremonies. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of ten men wearing military uniforms posed under an awning. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878. There is a marking 'Burke 30', lower left corner of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

54. Photo 1253/1(23)

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Photo 1253/1(23)
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'Cabul. West End Sherpur. Winter.' Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
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View of military buildings with snowy mountain range in the distance. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 192', lower right of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

55. Photo 1253/1(26)

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Photo 1253/1(26)
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'Upper Bala Hissar. South Face.' Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
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View of a fortress on a hill, there are three soldiers to right in the foreground. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 215', lower left of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LAT...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

56. Photo 1253/1(50)

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Photo 1253/1(50)
Title:
'The Amir Shere Ali Khan.' Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of a man sitting, holding a sword in his left hand. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1869. 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, verso,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

57. Photo 1253/1(31)

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Photo 1253/1(31)
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'Jellallabad, the main street shewing covered Bazaar.' Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
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View of a bazaar with crowds of people lining the street. A man is sitting on a roof on the left. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1878. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BURKE / ARTISTE PHOTOGRAPH...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

58. Photo 1253/1(67)

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Photo 1253/1(67)
Title:
'Mahomed Tahir Khan, Aslam Khan &c of Ghazni.' Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
Scope & Content:
View of eight man posed on a carpet. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking '310 Burke', lower left of the image. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BURKE / ARTISTE PHOTOGRAPHER / PUNJAB. Stamped in black ink...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

59. Photo 1253/1(2)

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Photo 1253/1(2)
Title:
Jawad, who like many Afghans uses just the one name, out playing with an old tyre in the Mikrorayon district of Kabul. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon
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View of a boy holding an old tyre, standing in front of two car wrecks. 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 Fuji...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

60. Photo 1253/1(3)

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Photo 1253/1(3)
Title:
‘Radio TV Mountain’ in the centre of Kabul seen from where the Kabul River cuts through the mountains creating the Deh Mazang gorge. In the First Anglo-Afghan War it was the site of a crucial skirmish and hasty retreat by badly outnumbered British cavalry who had blundered into the midst of a massive Afghan army. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon
Scope & Content:
View of a mountain at night, lit up by the lights from the buildings. 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 Fujicol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item