Lot 219
Seaforth Highlanders in India and Egypt
Auction: 26 January 2011 at 11:00 GMT
Description
6 photograph albums of Seaforth Highlanders, including 223 in Egypt c. 1900-1902, depicting exercises, sports, parades, camps, barracks, mounted infantry courses, snipe shooting, local scenes Cairo, Queen Victoria's memorial service, including 6 by C. Sekegian & Co. of Cairo, Philae, Assuan, Luxor; and c. 140 of India c. 1902-09, including British military groups, parades, teams, regimental trophies, 5th Goorkha pipers under instruction, landscape, Cherat, Kashmir, Deolali, Ghora Dhaka Murree Hills, including 3 by Stewart & Son of Poona, and several of Amir's visit to Peshawar by Baljee; various photographic processes including albumen prints, the vast majority of photographs cationed, photographs from 8 x 8cm - 27.5 x 37.5cm.; F. Bremner, publisher First Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Peshawar, 1909. Oblong folio, photo-collotype prints, original cloth, slightly soiled (6)