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Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Captain Charles Augustus Drake Halford (1831-1907) 1855

Salted paper print | 16.2 x 12.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500291

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Photograph of Captain Halford mounted on a horse facing left. He is wearing military uniform with a long coat. Behind him there is an area of open land with another horse just visible in the distance. Captain Halford served during the Crimean War with the 5th Dragoon Guards.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Captain Charles Augustus Drake Halford (1831-1907)
    Army-GB-Cavalry-5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards (1846-1920)
    Army-GB-Cavalry Regiments
  • 16.2 x 12.9 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Capt Halford 5th D Gds

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
            • Ponies
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)