Photograph of the Khyber Pass, looking towards Kabul. The photograph was taken from a high vantage point and shows a river running through the pass with steep rocky mountains to either side. The photographer John Burke travelled with the Peshawar Valley Field Force during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), one of a series of conflicts between Britain and Russia over control of Afghanistan. His images from the war capture landscapes, key strategic sites and soldiers involved in the conflict.
From the collection of King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
