Excerpt from Soldiering Fifty Years Ago: Australia in the Forties Duties. Well I recall the first time I acted as subaltern of the day. Efficiently and effectively to discharge the duties enumerated in the printed form supplied, would necessitate ...

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This catalogue establishes the background and historical context of the 1860 second Opium War, and outlines the central role that photographer Felice Beato played in the photographic history of 19th century imperial China.