Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Art Institute of Chicago

Spotted

Roger Fenton — Landing Place, Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava
Roger Fenton

Landing Place, Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava

1855

Industrial warfare meets primitive photography in this view of the makeshift harbor facilities that transformed a fishing village into a military hub.

Medium
Salted paper print, from the album "Photographic Pictures of the Seat of War in the Crimea" (1856)

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion