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Attributed to Army-India-Bengal Sappers and Miners
Lahore Gate, Kabul: Photographs, India, Presented by Lord Lytton, 1880 1878-80
Albumen print | 20.4 x 28.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2702091
Attributed to Army-India-Bengal Sappers and Miners
Lahore Gate, Kabul 1878-80
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Photograph of the Lahore Gate to the ancient Bala Hissar fortress in Kabul, Afghanistan, with three groups of people sitting along the walls, including a group of children. A man stands next to the door. This was probably taken by the Bengal Sappers and Miners, an engineering arm of the Indian Army during the course of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80).
Provenance
Photograph in album presented by the Earl of Lytton (1831-91), Viceroy of India to Queen Victoria in 1880
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
20.4 x 28.4 cm (image)
34.1 x 46.4 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Lahore Gate, Kabul
