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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)

Officers of the 71st Highlanders

1855

Salted paper print | 19.2 x 16.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500373

Photograph of a group of five officers from the 71st Highlanders. One officer is sitting on the ground with three officers gathered to the left and one standing slightly apart to the right. They are all wearing the uniform of the regiment including tartan trousers and caps. There is a dog sitting on the ground in front of them and there are tents and huts behind. The 71st Highlanders served during the Crimean War and fought in the Siege of Sevastopol.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 19.2 x 16.4 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Officers of the 71st -

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Dogs
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)