FENTON, ROGER (1819-1869) Group of four salt prints of Crimean War scenes , comprising General Bosquet's Quarters ; Zouaves ; General Bosquet giving orders ; and Brigadier Gen. McPherson and Officers of the 4th Division all 1855-6, printed 1856. The four on the the original large recessed card mounts with printed titling etc. by T. Agnew. Some foxing to mounts, the images generally in good condition . Fenton was in Crimea in March through June of 1855, with an assistant, a servant, and a horse-drawn wine merchant's van retrofitted for photographic equipment and to serve as a darkroom. Though he was not able to capture the carnage (it was not possible to capture engagements given the long exposure times needed), his scenes are the first photographic reportage from a battlefield. Included is a copy of The Camera Goes To War. Photographs from the Crimean War 1854-56 . C
FENTON, ROGER (1819-1869) Group of four salt prints of Crimean War scenes , comprising General Bosquet's Quarters ; Zouaves ; General Bosquet giving orders ; and Brigadier Gen. McPherson and Officers of the 4th Division all 1855-6, printed 1856. The four on the the original large recessed card mounts with printed titling etc. by T. Agnew. Some foxing to mounts, the images generally in good condition . Fenton was in Crimea in March through June of 1855, with an assistant, a servant, and a horse-drawn wine merchant's van retrofitted for photographic equipment and to serve as a darkroom. Though he was not able to capture the carnage (it was not possible to capture engagements given the long exposure times needed), his scenes are the first photographic reportage from a battlefield. Included is a copy of The Camera Goes To War. Photographs from the Crimean War 1854-56 . C
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