Landi Kotal Pass, John Burke, 1878–80
John BurkeIrish, 1843–1900

Landi Kotal Pass

1878–80 · Photograph

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Where is “Landi Kotal Pass” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

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The subject of this album is the Second Anglo-Afghan War, which was fought from 1878 to 1880. John Burke was the first photographer to photograph extensively in Afghanistan and the main photographer covering that conflict. The technology of the day did not permit action shots of battles. As is usual for early conflict photography, the pictures are landscapes of the sites of momentous incidents, views of camps and civil and military infrastructure, and portraits of the soldiers and their leaders.

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2024.6.v

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