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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Officers of the 71st Regiment including Captain Mcdonnell

1855

Albumen print | 16.5 x 15.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2500417

Photograph of a group of officers of the 71st Regiment, including Captain McDonnell. They are standing, sitting and lying in a group and most are wearing the tartan trousers of the regiment. There is a bottle and several glasses on the ground in front of them and two are smoking long pipes. Behind them is a wooden hut and a number of tents. 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)

  • 16.5 x 15.3 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Officers of the 71st with Captain McDonnell

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Domestic architecture
          • Huts
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)