Kabul, Bala Hissar, June 1880

A group of 13 British officers from the Corps of Royal Engineers in front of the entrance to an Afghan building with carved woodwork and 'European' windows, opening towards the outside, heliograph on right; [on verso - Royal Engineers officers peering through windows of building]. The officers are: First row, sitting on folding chairs, from left to right: 1 Lieut. J.C.L. Campbell, Cdt No. 2 Coy Bengal S&M 2 Lieut. C. Maxwell, Adjutant 3 Lieut. J.B. Fullerton or Randolph (?) 4 Major/Colonel G. Hills, C.R.G. 5 Capt. M.C. Brackenbury, field engineer with Kabul Field Force 6 Colonel W. North 7 Lieut. George Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff. Second row, standing, from left to right: 8 Lieut. H. Dove 9 Lieut. G.H.B. Gordon 10 Captain C.H.M. Kensington 11 Lieut. A.H. Kenny 12 Lieut. G.H. Sim 13 Lieut. H. Whistler Smith, superintendent of army signalling A group of 13 British officers from the Corps of Royal Engineers in front of the entrance to an Afghan building with carved woodwork and 'European' windows, opening towards the outside, heliograph on right; [on verso - Royal Engineers officers peering through windows of building]. The officers are: First row, sitting on folding chairs, from left to right: 1 Lieut. J.C.L. Campbell, Cdt No. 2 Coy Bengal S&M 2 Lieut. C. Maxwell, Adjutant 3 Lieut. J.B. Fullerton or Randolph (?) 4 Major/Colonel G. Hills, C.R.G. 5 Capt. M.C. Brackenbury, field engineer with Kabul Field Force 6 Colonel W. North 7 Lieut. George Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff. Second row, standing, from left to right: 8 Lieut. H. Dove 9 Lieut. G.H.B. Gordon 10 Captain C.H.M. Kensington 11 Lieut. A.H. Kenny 12 Lieut. G.H. Sim 13 Lieut. H. Whistler Smith, superintendent of army signalling Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)