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Record of historical events

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

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Volunteer class at Hythe. The third section

Feb 1860

Albumen print | 26.3 x 28.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2942134

Photograph of eleven men standing or crouching with rifles, outside building by wall, in various dress or uniform, including Horatio Ross. Part of collection of seventeen photographs taken at Hythe in 1860 by Roger Fenton, who became a member of the Hythe School of Musketry and was placed in the 1st Section of Volunteers.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 26.3 x 28.7 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Kent [England]
              • Hythe [Kent]
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Firearms
              • Rifles