Sepia photo of Black Watch at Malta, on parade with cased colours, British (c 1875)

Title	Sepia photo of Black Watch at Malta, on parade with cased colours
Nationality	British
Period	c 1875
Price	£35.00

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This sepia photograph, pasted on card cut from a page from a British military album, shows the 42nd at Malta, whence, according to Hart's Army list of 1879, they disembarked in November 1874. They would appear to be armed with Snider/Enfield conversions, which were the rifles in use during their stint in the 1873-4 Ashantee War.

Overall dimensions are 14 x 23cm. The card is damaged at the back and there is a 7cm tear to the bottom right of the image, but nothing that can't be secured with a little TLC! The overall colour is a somewhat yellowed sepia.

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[Ephemera : Photos : British : 19th Century]

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