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Crimean War (1854-1856)


 
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The birth of professional war photography. Through the work of Roger Fenton and James Robertson, explore how the camera first began to strip away the romanticism of the battlefield.

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Contents

Introduction
1Introduction to Crimean War (1854-1856)
2Photographers of the Crimean War (1854-1856)
3Journalism during the Crimean War (1854-1856)
4An anonymous soldier during the Crimean War (1854-1856)
5US Military Mission to the Crimea during the Crimean War (1854-1856)
Photographers
6Roger Fenton: Crimean War (1854-1856)
7Roger Fenton: The artist's van
8Roger Fenton: Balaclava - Balaklava
9Roger Fenton: Crimean War (1854-1856) - Valley of the Shadow of Death
10James Robertson: Views of Sebastopol (ca. 1855)
11James Robertson and Felice Beato: Crimean War
12Léon Eugène Méhédin: Crimean War
13Jean-Charles Langlois: The Crimean War
14George Shaw Lefevre: Crimean War (1855)
15John Kirk: Turkey: B.H. Renkioi
Nursing
16Florence Nightingale, Social reformer, statistician, founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)
17Mary Seacole (1805–1881)
Cemeteries and memorials
18James Robertson: Cemeteries and memorials of the Crimean War
Heroes of the Crimea
19Cundall & Howlett: Crimean Heroes
Conclusions
20Conclusions to the Crimean War (1854-1856)

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