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John Burke
Front of the Fort of Ali Masjid
[Afghan War 1878-79 Peshawur Valley Field Force J. Burke.]
1878-1879
Albumen print
20.1 x 31.7 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2501340
LL/93633
Photograph of the front of the Fort of Ali Masjid. The ruined fort is on a rocky plateau and has a number of tents within its walls. It is surrounded by mountains. The photographer John Burke travelled with the Peshawar Valley Field Force during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), one of a series of conflicts between Britain and Russia over control of Afghanistan. His images from the war capture landscapes, key strategic sites and soldiers involved in the conflict.
From the collection of King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
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