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Aldershot : Gale & Polden

Postcard of 18 ft light guns at the Royal Marine Artillery Barracks, Eastney c.1904

Postcard | 9.1 x 14.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2587716

Description

Postcard of 18 ft light guns at the Royal Marine Artillery Barracks, Eastney. The guns are suspended from large metal tripods in a courtyard, with a number of men working to get them into position.

Provenance

From an album of postcards collected by Prince Albert of Wales
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Aldershot : Gale & Polden
(publisher)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page King George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1895-1952)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Postcard

Measurements

9.1 x 14.0 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
cards
postcards
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Military engineering
Arms (weapons)
Firearms
Guns
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Hampshire [England]
Portsmouth [Hampshire]
Eastney Barracks [Portsmouth]

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