![Camp of the 97th Regiment in front of Sevastopol [Ukraine], by James Robertson or Felice Beato, c. Sep 1855 (Ref: Ne C 10884/2/13)](https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscripts/files/2013/08/Ne-C-10884-2-13-600x300.jpg)
The Crimean War on Camera
October 15, 2013
This month sees the 160th anniversary of the start of the Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856), between the Russian Empire and an alliance of French, British, Sardinian and Ottoman forces. As the Ottoman Empire declined, various European nations attempted to assert their influence over its territories. Fighting took place mostly in the Crimean peninsula, …
China’s Photograph Fever
February 21, 2013
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in exploring China’s history. During the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, the Red Army obliterated much of the country’s heritage, including photographs. Keeping archives was a subversive act; it became dangerous even for people to be caught with their own family albums. Huge quantities of …
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