Delhi. The Kashmire Gate. The Scene of Some Very Hard Fighting in 1857
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This photo shows the Kashmiri Gate in Delhi, battered and broken after fighting in 1857. The walls are pocked with bullet holes, and rubble litters the ground. Bourne took this picture in the 1860s, just years after the violence. It’s one of the earliest photos of the site, so it preserves what the gate looked like before later repairs. The quiet light makes the damage feel even sharper. To see how other photographers documented war zones, look up the subject *England*.
