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John Burke (1843-1900)
Ali Musjid and camp from Sultan Tarra, showing Sunga, where Major Birch and Lieutenant Fitzgerald, 27th Punjab Infantry, were killed 1878-80
Albumen print | 20.6 x 31.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2702076
John Burke (1843-1900)
Ali Musjid and camp from Sultan Tarra, showing Sunga, where Major Birch and Lieutenant Fitzgerald, 27th Punjab Infantry, were killed 1878-80
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Photograph showing topographical view of the British Army camp in Ali Masjid, now Pakistan, filled with many tents and huts, animals and people. Large hills to the left and behind. The Second Afghan War (1878-80) took place in this area. John Burke was an unofficial photographer who was travelling with the Peshawar Valley Field Force, during that time.
Provenance
Photograph in album presented by the Earl of Lytton (1831-91), Viceroy of India to Queen Victoria in 1880
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
20.6 x 31.6 cm (image)
34.1 x 46.4 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Ali Musjid and camp from Sultan Tarra, showing Sunga, where Major Birch and Lieutenant Fitzgerald, 27th Punjab Infantry, were killed: Photographs, India, Presented by Lord Lytton, 1880
