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JAMES MACK (1827-64)
Sailors on the deck of HMS St Jean d'Acre
Sep 1856Albumen print | 16.1 x 17.3 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2945158
Photograph of sailors on the deck of HMS St Jean d'Acre. Four sailors are sitting on the floor, with the man second from the right holding a rope from the cannon behind him. Six others stand behind.
This photograph was taken by Corporal J Mack during the coronation celebrations of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia. Lord Granville, who led the British delegation, travelled to Russia on HMS St Jean d'Acre.
