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John Burke (1843-1900)
Interior of Fort Dakka 1878-80
Albumen print | 20.6 x 30.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2702084
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Photograph of two brick buildings in centre, with walls of the fort in the mid-ground. The complex consists of a series of tents. Scene populated by men, carriages and horses. Dakka sits at the Afghani end of the Khyber Pass. During the Second Afghan War the Peshawar Valley Field Force rested at Dakka fort for three weeks following its march through the Khyber Pass in November 1878.
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 30.6 cm (image)
34.1 x 46.4 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Interior of Fort Dakka: Photographs, India, Presented by Lord Lytton, 1880
