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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Colonel Francis Pym Harding (1821-1875)

1855

Albumen print | 18.0 x 13.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2500266

Photograph of Colonel Harding standing facing slightly left in front of a cloth background. He is wearing military uniform and has his right hand tucked into his shirt. In his left hand is a sword. During the Crimean War Colonel Harding acted as Commandant of Balaklava, and he later held senior military positions in Canada.

  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 18.0 x 13.7 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Col Harding Comdt

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Side arms (weapons)
              • Swords
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
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