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John Burke — Landi Kotal, The Camp, Looking South

John Burke

Landi Kotal, The Camp, Looking South

1878

Part of Burke's comprehensive photographic documentation of the Second Afghan War, the image reveals the strategic mountain terrain through the sharp detail characteristic of albumen printing.

Medium
albumen print

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John Burke, Landi Kotal, The Camp, Looking South, 1878

Part of Burke's comprehensive photographic documentation of the Second Afghan War, the image reveals the strategic mountain terrain through the sharp detail characteristic of albumen printing.

Medium
albumen print
Year
1878
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Documentary, Architectural, Photograph, Landscape, Military Camp, Sepia, British, Mountain

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