AFGHAN WAR 1878-79, PESHAWER VALLEY FIELD FORCE. .
J. Burke (c.1843 - 1900)
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, Photographic paper, Gilt, Cloth, Paper, Pencil, Adhesive
Measurements
320 x 460 x 60 mm
Collection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1177597
Summary
Album;Victorian photograph album titled on cover AFGHAN WAR 1878-79, PESHAWER VALLEY FIELD FORCE. J.BURKE. Leather binding, metal clasp. Damaged corners and frayed edges. Gilt writing, page edging and on spine. Contains large, albumen photographs, one per page, showing Afghan landscapes, military forts and camps, and military personnel as photographed by John Burke during the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878-80.
Makers and roles
J. Burke (c.1843 - 1900), photographer