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Roger Fenton — The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Roger Fenton

The Valley of the Shadow of Death

1855

One of the first war photographs ever taken, showing a desolate road scattered with cannonballs—a haunting testament to the devastating Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.

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

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Roger Fenton, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1855

One of the first war photographs ever taken, showing a desolate road scattered with cannonballs—a haunting testament to the devastating Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.

Medium
Salted paper print, from the album "Photographic Pictures of the Seat of War in the Crimea" (1856)
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Dramatic, Documentary, Photograph, British Artist, Landscape, Historical, Modern, War, Salted Paper Print

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