Photograph: The Guards Company of Sharpshooters

Name/Title

Photograph: "The Guards Company of Sharpshooters"

Entry/Object ID

P649

Description

One black and white photograph of twenty eight men sitting on ground and twenty one men standing in uniform in front of a large brick building with two lanterns above the doorways. Crowds of people behind group on left and right. Two men sitting in front row are holding dogs. One man is holding a Canadian red ensign with part of inscription "Cut Knife Hill" visible. The men all have different types of military hats. The photograph is displayed in a white painted wooden frame with a gold decorative inner border and a white mat.

Made/Created

Notes

Photographic, Paper, Glass, Wood, Metal, Paint, Ink, PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPH

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"The Guards Company of Sharp Shooters/ and/ the Roll of the Company // July 25,1885. Bottom Left: "Presented by Lt. Col. A. Hamlyn Todd" Bottom Right: "K.G."

Notes

Written in black ink on the mat below the photograph.

Transcription

"Topley Photo Ottawa"

Notes

Written on the left bottom corner of the photograph.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPH, Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph

Dimensions

Height

43.5 cm

Width

53.3 cm

Depth

2.7 cm