The Earliest Photos of British Army Soldiers From the 1840's

A collection of salted paper print photographs of British Army soldiers taken during the 1840s. Sources: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 42nd (highland) regiment of foot, edinburgh castle, scotland, highlanders, highlander, 1840 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, david octavius hill, robert adamson, salted paper prints, calotype negative, talbotype, sergeant, orders of the day, reading, rare, vintage, troops, bearskin hat, cap, cannon, cannons, artillery, drummer, bagpipe, bagpiper, drum, musket, bayonet, civilians, porthole, fort, fortified, fortification, major martin, 76th regiment of foot, henry craigie brewster, captain fenwick, peaked cap, wheel hats, uniform, epaulets, epaulettes, posing, pose, studio portrait, portraits, rutherford, barton, buttons, pics, pictures, major hugh lyon playfair, cello, violin, officers, officer, striped pants, bow, major miles, india, beard, mustache, captain etty, lieutenant colonel william burns, scottish, uk, united kingdom, history, documentary, captain mitchel, hawkes, thomas rodger, sir david brewster, brigadier general colin mackenzie, mrs. jones, john adamson, captain w. heriot maitland, book, collins barracks, cork, ireland, captain pickard, self-portrait, sideburns, film, movie,