COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17101425
Reference Number:
VPH.17
Image Title:
Shooting off the allcomers’ ties
Creator:
Fenton, Roger, 1819-1869
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1860
Description:
A field with a number of tents set up and men in Military uniform milling around. Some are holding firearms. From a series of photographs taken by Roger Fenton on the occasion of the Queen’s Prize Shooting Competition of the National Rifle Association at Wimbledon in 1860.
Keyword:
Roger Fenton; Military uniforms; Rifles; Competition; Queen Victoria; Victorian
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
National Rifle Association (Great Britain)
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: Merton: Wimbledon
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: Merton: Wimbledon
Item Height:
181 mm
Item Width:
282 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
Numbered 58 in pencil and with printed credit Photographed by R. Fenton .
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
10/10/2017
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
