Photograph of the gorge through the Khyber Pass, looking towards the Fort of Ali Masjid. A river in running through the gorge with steep rocky mountains to either side. There is a man wearing a turban standing in the water and another man standing to the left of the river. 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
