Images of the first war caught on film
by Ismaeel NakhudaA Preston museum is holding a unique exhibition of rare photographs and items to mark the 150th anniversary of the end of the Crimean War.
The war raged in what is now Ukraine between 1854 and 1856, and was the first to be photographically documented.
Organisers have spent three to four months preparing the exhibition which includes medals, music sheets, rifles, muskets, letters, uniforms and photographs from the war.
Featured in the exhibition at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery are images by famous British photographers Roger Fenton, James Robertson and Felice Beato.
They document the experiences of British, French and Ottoman soldiers, as well as the wives of British servicemen.
Museum assistant Stuart Chadwick said he was delighted with the artefacts, adding that the exhibition was a unique look at the Crimean War and how people related to each other during the conflict.
"What they've tried to do is stay away from presenting the actual war and concentrate more on the people's war and how they interacted."
One of the highlights of the exhibition is the photographs of the French and British women who would cook, clean and even sometimes engage in combat.
Mr Chadwick said: "The organisers have tried to investigate the role of women in the frontline.
"We don't normally associate women with conflict, but there were a whole great number of women who participated in the war. The exhibition has tried to give coverage to such women."
Front of house manager Steven Walker said: "This is an exhibition – it is not just photography, there is a costume element to it. History is popular in Preston and people like to know where we've come from."
Preston has historical connections with the war. It is home to the archives and collections of the 30th and 47th Regiments who served in the Crimea. The regiments became part of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment based at Fulwood Barracks.
During the war, Prestonians contributed to the campaign by raising money to help the sick and injured, something which was acknowledged when the War Office presented the city with two Russian cannons captured at Sevastopol in 1857.
The Crimean War: Photography and Experience will continue at the Harris Museum until April 23.
Lancashire Evening Post 25/02/2006
Organisers have spent three to four months preparing the exhibition which includes medals, music sheets, rifles, muskets, letters, uniforms and photographs from the war.
Featured in the exhibition at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery are images by famous British photographers Roger Fenton, James Robertson and Felice Beato.
They document the experiences of British, French and Ottoman soldiers, as well as the wives of British servicemen.
Museum assistant Stuart Chadwick said he was delighted with the artefacts, adding that the exhibition was a unique look at the Crimean War and how people related to each other during the conflict.
"What they've tried to do is stay away from presenting the actual war and concentrate more on the people's war and how they interacted."
One of the highlights of the exhibition is the photographs of the French and British women who would cook, clean and even sometimes engage in combat.
Mr Chadwick said: "The organisers have tried to investigate the role of women in the frontline.
"We don't normally associate women with conflict, but there were a whole great number of women who participated in the war. The exhibition has tried to give coverage to such women."
Front of house manager Steven Walker said: "This is an exhibition – it is not just photography, there is a costume element to it. History is popular in Preston and people like to know where we've come from."
Preston has historical connections with the war. It is home to the archives and collections of the 30th and 47th Regiments who served in the Crimea. The regiments became part of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment based at Fulwood Barracks.
During the war, Prestonians contributed to the campaign by raising money to help the sick and injured, something which was acknowledged when the War Office presented the city with two Russian cannons captured at Sevastopol in 1857.
The Crimean War: Photography and Experience will continue at the Harris Museum until April 23.
Lancashire Evening Post 25/02/2006
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