Photograph, of sergeant of 71st (Highland) Light Infantry, photographed with his daughter

This tinted photograph of a sergeant of the 71st (Highland) Light Infantry, photographed with his daughter, dates from around 1860.

71st Regiment of Foot - Framed coloured photograph of a Sergeant and his daughter, c. 1860

The invention of photography in the 1840s put keepsakes such as this within the range of people on limited incomes - those whose incomes would not have allowed them to purchase painted miniature portraits.

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Online ID:	000-180-000-225-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2 Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland M.1938.174
Date:	Around 1860 c. 1860
Material:	Coloured; framed
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What:	Photograph / portrait
Subject:	Photographs
Who:	71st Regiment of Foot (British land forces)
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