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1862.b.20(94)
- Record Id:
- 040-003215410
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003215316
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026761935.0x0001c6
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1862.b.20(94)
- Title:
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Surakh-aub — the bridge from the gorge looking downstream. Photographer: Burke, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Landscape Photography
View looking down onto the bridge and northwards along the course of the river. This view, and the following two prints, show the ancient Surkhpul or Red Bridge that crosses the Surkhab (Sorkh Rud) River some seven miles north-west of Gandamak. See entry for Surkhab in Ludwig W. Adamec (ed), 'Historical and political gazetteer of Afghanistan' (Graz, 1985), vol. 6, 'Kabul and south-eastern Afghanistan.' Another copy at Photo 430/2 (42).
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003215316
040-003215410 - Is part of:
- 1862.b.20 : Afghan War 1878-79. Peshawur Valley Field Force. J. Burke. Photographer(s): Burke, John
1862.b.20(94) : Surakh-aub — the bridge from the gorge looking downstream. Photographer: Burke, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003215316[0094]/040-003215410
- 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:
- 1879
- End Date:
- 1879
- Date Range:
- 1879
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 205 mm x 315 mm
Format: Photograph Album
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- 97
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Burke, John, 1843-1900
- Subjects:
- Bodies Of Water
Bridges
Military Campaigns and Battles
Rivers
Road transport
Roads and Highways
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80)
Transportation