photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.1973-10-42-2-28

Description

Photograph of a British officer and four Indian men (possibly soldiers or staff) posing for the image in front of a large wooden house set amongst trees, Burma, 1890-1895 (c). Three of the Indian men are holding the reins to horses. The image probably relates to Capt Stephen Repton Stevens, 33rd Regiment of Madras Infantry. Image, mounted on board, was taken by Johannes & Co. of Mandalay. From a collection of 36 photographs associated with the Stevens family: Lt Col Stephen James Stevens and his sons and grandsons, 1870-1915 (c). Most served in Indian Cavalry regiments, plus also the Royal Artillery and the South Wales Borderers. Images include portraits and group images taken in India, at Sandhurst Royal Military College and the School of Musketry in Hythe.