1title: A Loyal Afghan
artist: unknown
date: between 1879 and 1880
medium: ru 1=Эстампы, фотографии fr 1=Images, photographies en 1=Prints, Photographs zh 1=图像, 摄影作品 pt 1=Imagens, Fotografias ar 1=مطبوعات، صور فوتوغرافية es 1=Imágenes, Fotografías
dimensions: en 1=1 photographic print in an album : albumen
current location: ru|1=Библиотека Конгресса fr|1=Bibliothèque du Congrès en|1=Library of Congress zh|1=国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca do Congresso ar|1=مكتبة الكونغرس es|1=Biblioteca del Congreso
description: This photograph of a white-clad Pashtun Afghan tribesman wearing a carefully wrapped turban and a medal pinned to his tunic, with his sword by his side, is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The religious and ethnic identity of this individual is unknown. The caption states that he was "a loyal Affghan," so he may have fought with the British during the war and earned the medal for his service. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.
Afghan Wars; Clothing and dress; Headgear; Medals; Portrait photographs; Portraits; Pushtuns; Turbanslicense:Public domain
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2title: "Dumps," An Afghan Girl
artist: unknown
date: between 1879 and 1880
medium: ru 1=Эстампы, фотографии fr 1=Images, photographies en 1=Prints, Photographs zh 1=图像, 摄影作品 pt 1=Imagens, Fotografias ar 1=مطبوعات، صور فوتوغرافية es 1=Imágenes, Fotografías
dimensions: en 1=1 photographic print in an album : albumen
current location: ru|1=Библиотека Конгресса fr|1=Bibliothèque du Congrès en|1=Library of Congress zh|1=国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca do Congresso ar|1=مكتبة الكونغرس es|1=Biblioteca del Congreso
description: This photograph of a young Afghan girl is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The girl’s head is covered with a patterned scarf tied behind her head and full-body chador (a large cloth worn as a combination head covering and shawl), and her long braided hair hangs down below her waist. The caption supplied by the photographer sheds little light on the girl’s identity or circumstances but may derive from her melancholy expression and the British saying “to be down in the dumps,” meaning to be depressed. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.
Afghan Wars; Afghans; Clothing and dress; Portrait photographs; Portraitslicense:Public domain
3title: Panorama of an Afghan City
artist: John Burke
date: between 1878 and 1880
medium: ru 1=Эстампы, фотографии fr 1=Images, photographies en 1=Prints, Photographs zh 1=图像, 摄影作品 pt 1=Imagens, Fotografias ar 1=مطبوعات، صور فوتوغرافية es 1=Imágenes, Fotografías
dimensions: en 1=1 photographic print in an album : albumen
current location: ru|1=Библиотека Конгресса fr|1=Bibliothèque du Congrès en|1=Library of Congress zh|1=国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca do Congresso ar|1=مكتبة الكونغرس es|1=Biblioteca del Congreso
description: This panoramic photograph of an unidentified Afghan city is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The city is in the middle frame, flanked on both sides by rocky hills, and with mountains rising in the distance. The right frame shows a sentry tower atop a hill and a man with his mule stopping for rest beneath it. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.
Afghan Wars; Cities and towns; Mountains; Panoramic photographslicense:Public domain
4title: An Afghan Water Mill in Afghanistan
artist: Burke, John, died 1900
date: between 1878 and 1880
medium: ru 1=Эстампы, фотографии fr 1=Images, photographies en 1=Prints, Photographs zh 1=图像, 摄影作品 pt 1=Imagens, Fotografias ar 1=مطبوعات، صور فوتوغرافية es 1=Imágenes, Fotografías
dimensions: en 1=1 photographic print in an album : albumen
current location: ru|1=Библиотека Конгресса fr|1=Bibliothèque du Congrès en|1=Library of Congress zh|1=国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca do Congresso ar|1=مكتبة الكونغرس es|1=Biblioteca del Congreso
description: This photograph of an Afghan water mill is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The mill, rectangular shaped with a thatched roof, was probably operated on a part-time basis by the family pictured in the photograph. The water mill is a traditional design with a small horizontal mill-house built of stone, or perhaps mud bricks. The men look directly at the camera, but a woman wearing a chador partially screens her face for modesty. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.
Afghan Wars; Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Rivers; Water millslicense:Public domain
5title: Afghan Trophies, Peiwar Kotal
artist: John Burke
date: 1878
medium: ru 1=Эстампы, фотографии fr 1=Images, photographies en 1=Prints, Photographs zh 1=图像, 摄影作品 pt 1=Imagens, Fotografias ar 1=مطبوعات، صور فوتوغرافية es 1=Imágenes, Fotografías
dimensions: en 1=1 photographic print in an album : albumen
current location: ru|1=Библиотека Конгресса fr|1=Bibliothèque du Congrès en|1=Library of Congress zh|1=国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca do Congresso ar|1=مكتبة الكونغرس es|1=Biblioteca del Congreso
description: This photograph of a pile of military "trophies" after the Battle of Peiwar Kotal in November 1878 is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Peiwar Kotal was the site of a battle in late 1878, between British forces under Sir Frederick Roberts (1832–1914), who outmaneuvered Afghan forces under an unknown commander. The result was a British victory and seizure of the Peiwar Kotal Pass. A young boy is perched atop the pile; he leans against a huge bass drum and sits on a fur-lined sheepskin coat, called a poostin in Dari. He is surrounded by an assortment of military items that were abandoned during the battle or removed from the bodies of slain soldiers. They include swords and scimitars of both British and Afghan design, scabbards, rifles, and a helmet in the center. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.
Afghan Wars; Drums; Great Britain. Army; Portrait photographs; Portraits; Swords; Weaponslicense:Public domain
6title: Group of Afghans
artist: Burke, John, died 1900
date: between 1878 and 1880
medium: ru 1=Эстампы, фотографии fr 1=Images, photographies en 1=Prints, Photographs zh 1=图像, 摄影作品 pt 1=Imagens, Fotografias ar 1=مطبوعات، صور فوتوغرافية es 1=Imágenes, Fotografías
dimensions: en 1=1 photographic print in an album : albumen
current location: ru|1=Библиотека Конгресса fr|1=Bibliothèque du Congrès en|1=Library of Congress zh|1=国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca do Congresso ar|1=مكتبة الكونغرس es|1=Biblioteca del Congreso
description: This photograph of a group of Afghan men is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Most of the men are armed with rifles or jezails (heavy Afghan muskets) and wear distinctive turbans. Pashtuns generally leave a length of turban cloth hanging down, so these men are probably from a smaller ethnic group. One lone exception has no head covering at all, and there is a Sikh soldier sitting on a chair in the center of the photograph. He wears a British Army uniform, soldiers' boots, and a Sikh dastar (a different style of turban), which distinguish him from the rest of the group. Some Pashtun tribes fought for the British during the war, while Sikhs were used as highly effective mountain scouts and regular infantry against Afghan forces. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.
Afghan Wars; Clothing and dress; Great Britain. Army; Group portraits; Headgear; Portrait photographs; Sikhs; Soldiers; Turbanslicense:Public domain
7title: Group of Afghans
artist: Burke, John, died 1900
date: between 1878 and 1880
medium: ru 1=Эстампы, фотографии fr 1=Images, photographies en 1=Prints, Photographs zh 1=图像, 摄影作品 pt 1=Imagens, Fotografias ar 1=مطبوعات، صور فوتوغرافية es 1=Imágenes, Fotografías
dimensions: en 1=1 photographic print in an album : albumen
current location: ru|1=Библиотека Конгресса fr|1=Bibliothèque du Congrès en|1=Library of Congress zh|1=国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca do Congresso ar|1=مكتبة الكونغرس es|1=Biblioteca del Congreso
description: This photograph of a group of Afghan men is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Most of the men are armed with jezails (elongated heavy muskets) and long daggers and wear distinctive turbans. Pashtuns generally leave a length of turban cloth hanging down, so these men are probably from a smaller ethnic group. The lone exception is the Sikh soldier standing in front of a tent at the back center of the photograph. He wears a British Army uniform, soldiers' boots, and a Sikh dastar (a different style of turban), which distinguish him from the rest of the group. Some Pashtun tribes fought for the British Army during the war, while Sikhs were used as highly effective mountain scouts and regular infantry against Afghan forces. The Second Anglo-Afghan War began in November 1878 when Great Britain, fearful of what it saw as growing Russian influence in afghanistan, invaded the country from British India. The first phase of the war ended in May 1879 with the Treaty of Gandamak, which permitted the Afghans to maintain internal sovereignty but forced them to cede control over their foreign policy to the British. Fighting resumed in September 1879, after an anti-British uprising in Kabul, and finally concluded in September 1880 with the decisive Battle of Kandahar. The album includes portraits of British and Afghan leaders and military personnel, portraits of ordinary Afghan people, and depictions of British military camps and activities, structures, landscapes, and cities and towns. The sites shown are all located within the borders of present-day afghanistan or Pakistan (a part of British India at the time). About a third of the photographs were taken by John Burke (circa 1843–1900), another third by Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831–1923), and the remainder by several other photographers. Some of the photographs are unattributed. The album possibly was compiled by a member of the British Indian government, but this has not been confirmed. How it came to the Library of Congress is not known.
Afghan Wars; Great Britain. Army; Group portraits; Headgear; Portrait photographs; Sikhs; Soldiers; Turbanslicense:Public domain
8title: Views of Afghanistan. Wellcome L0020791
artist: unknown
description:
'Entrance to the Queen's Palace'.
Archives & Manuscripts
Keywords: Architecture; Garden; Palace; afghanistan; Architecture as Topic; Lillias Anna Hamiltonlicense:
CC BY 4.0
9title: A marriage ceremony in Afghanistan. Wellcome L0040084
artist: unknown
description:
A group of people, all well dressed, around a small table with writing utensils and a thick book. Possibly a marriage ceremony.
Archives & Manuscripts
Keywords: Ceremony; afghanistan; Traditional; Costume; Lillias Anna Hamilton; Clothinglicense:
CC BY 4.0
title: Afghan leaders in military costume with armour and weapons, Wellcome V0050527
artist: unknown
source: link * Gallery: link * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): link [link CC-BY-4.0]
credit: link Gallery: link Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-23): link CC-BY-4.0
description:
Afghan leaders in military costume with armour and weapons, afghanistan. Coloured lithograph by R. Carrick after Lieutenant James Rattray, 1847.
Iconographic Collections
Keywords: James Rattray; Robert Carricklicense:
CC BY 4.0
