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Image Title: Graves At The Head Of The Harbour Of Balaklava, 1855

Creator: Day & Son.,

Date: 1855 March 13th

Summary: Print shows a burial party gathered around a grave during funeral at a cemetery at the head of the harbor in Balaklava, during winter, also shows ships in the harbor, and men, on the left, hauling supplies on the road to the front.

Notes: Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simpson. First series. London : Published by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., publishers to Her Majesty, 13 & 14 Pall Mall East ; Paris : Goupil & Cie., 1855, [plate 21].

Related Names: Simpson, William, 1823-1899

Subjects: Cemeteries--British--Ukraine--Balaklava--1850-1860
Crimean War, 1853-1856--Casualties--British
Funeral rites & ceremonies--Ukraine--Balaklava--1850-1860
Winter--Ukraine--Balaklava--1850-1860

Original Media: Lithograph

Collections: Popular Graphic Arts

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