Photograph of a British military camp, taken from the Fort of Ali Masjid. In the foreground two men wearing turbans are standing on the rocky mountainside to the left. A camp can be seen on the plateau below and mountains extend into the distance. 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
