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1862.b.20(16)
- Record Id:
- 040-003215332
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003215316
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026761935.0x000178
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1862.b.20(16)
- Title:
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Ascent in the Pass — showing Mackeson's Causeway and approach. Photographer: Burke, John
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Signed 'Burke 34' in the negative.
Genre: War Photography
View looking along the road winding through the Khyber Pass, with British soldiers posed in the foreground. This is part of the road built by Colonel Mackeson in 1839-42.
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003215316
040-003215332 - Is part of:
- 1862.b.20 : Afghan War 1878-79. Peshawur Valley Field Force. J. Burke. Photographer(s): Burke, John
1862.b.20(16) : Ascent in the Pass — showing Mackeson's Causeway and approach. Photographer: Burke, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003215316[0016]/040-003215332
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1862.b.20
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1878
- End Date:
- 1879
- Date Range:
- 1878-1879
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 177 mm x 235 mm
Format: Photograph Album
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- 34
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Burke, John, 1843-1900
- Subjects:
- Military Campaigns and Battles
Military personnel
Road transport
Roads and Highways
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80)
Transportation