Officers sledging, 1897
Photograph by John Burke (1845-1900), India, North West Frontier, 1897.
Burke, a former soldier, made his reputation as a photographer during the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880), but he also accompanied British forces on several expeditions on the North West Frontier. In this image he captured a group of British officers enjoying the snow during a break in their duties.
One of 30 photographs taken by Burke, Black Mountain Expedition, 1897.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1979-06-194-16
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1979-06-194-16
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