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Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Sir John William Gordon (1814-1870) 1855
Albumen print | 17.6 x 15.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2500254
Photograph of Colonel Gordon seated in a chair facing slightly left. He is wearing a peaked military hat and a cape. Behind him is open land and there is a cannonball to the right.
Colonel Gordon served with the Royal Engineers during the Crimean War and was badly injured during the Siege of Sevastopol.
This photograph is not in the Library of Congress collection.
Colonel Gordon served with the Royal Engineers during the Crimean War and was badly injured during the Siege of Sevastopol.
This photograph is not in the Library of Congress collection.
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Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Major General Sir John William Gordon KCB, KH (1814-70)Army-GB-Royal EngineersArmy-GB -
17.6 x 15.5 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Col Gordon RE
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Ammunition
- Cannon-balls
- Ammunition
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- 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
- visual works
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