Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Railway Officials
1855Albumen print | 18.9 x 16.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500363
Photograph of five Railway Officials, Mr Swan, Mr Cadell, Mr Middleton, Mr Howse and Mr Kellock, gathered in front of a building with a tiled roof. Two men stand by the open doorway and two men sit to the right with a small window behind them. Another man sits by the door to the left holding a long stick. They are wearing suits, coats and hats.
The Crimean War was among the first conflicts to utilise railways, with a purpose built railway bringing provisions, ammunition and medical supplies to allied troops during the Siege of Sevastopol.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Mr SwanMr CadellMr MiddletonMr HowseMr Kellock18.9 x 16.4 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Railway Officials
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Wars
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
