RE 032 — Jalalabad: Group of Afghans
Thirteen Afghans in traditional dress, all of them armed with long rifles (jezail), crouching in front of a pile of straw or shrubs. Such shrubs are normaly used in Afghanistan to heat the tandoor, to bake fresh bread. Another use of such shrubs is to pile them in front of an open window and to water them to cool the room. The arrangement of this group picture shows clearely the instruction given by John Burke.
Thirteen Afghans in traditional dress, all of them armed with long rifles (jezail), crouching in front of a pile of straw or shrubs. Such shrubs are normaly used in Afghanistan to heat the tandoor, to bake fresh bread. Another use of such shrubs is to pile them in front of an open window and to water them to cool the room. The arrangement of this group picture shows clearely the instruction given by John Burke.
[Album Chatham:] Group of Afghans - Jellalabad.
[S&M List:] 1-28 Group of Natives.
- Original:
Chatham: Box No.: E 5, Album No.: 6/6, Page No.: 19
SBA: Yellow marbled album, No. 28 (pencilled on verso)
Image No.
RE 032
Collection
Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive 1878-1880 1878-1880
Series
RE 001-056, Khyber, Jalalabad, Gandamak
Format
Albumen paper with gold toning, 210/280 mm, mounted on cardboard
Quality
good
Place, date
Jalalabad, winter 1878/79
Descriptors
Latitude / Longitude34.425355 / 70.487331
Google Earthapprox. 34°21' N / 70°28' E / 560 m
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Survey of India MapSheet 38, Kabul (1917): Jalalabad, 2C 55
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