Afghan War 1878-79. Peshawur Valley Field Force. J. Burke. Photographer(s): Burke,...

Brown half-leather bound album measuring 317x458mm, with leather panel titled as above on front cover, and brass clasp (broken). Binding somewhat scuffed and fragile. With bookplate of Joint Services Staff College and inscription in ball-point pen reading 'Presented by Maj. Maitland Wilson'. Prints are mounted one to a page with handwritten captions beneath. The album binding is identical to that of Photo 430/2, and is of a standard type produced by the Burke studio to contain selections of his Afghan War series of photographs. The firm issued a 4pp. catalogue of 115 available views of the activities of the Peshawar Field Force in its progress from Attock up to the signing of the Treaty of Gandamak in May 1879 (see copy of catalogue at Photo 430/2). This album corresponds to the selection advertised in the catalogue as The Afghan Book, available at a cost of Rs.200, and containing '100 photographs neatly mounted in suitable book with descriptive catalogue. Nos. 8, 13, 17, 36, 41, 43, 44, 52, 68, 94, 105, 106, 107, 108 will be omitted in the Afghan Book.' The captions in this album are taken, with very minor variations, from the printed catalogue. A number of the photographs are duplicated in Photo 430/2. Process = Albumen prints. Photographers = John Burke,;.

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