No. 2. A. & S. H. [Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders] 'Tea Time.' Photographer: Grand Studio, Valletta
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Inscription: Captioned in ink, with photographer's wetstamp, on print surface. View of soldiers at mealtime in the open air, probably in camp at Mellieha.
Gruppe des Piknik zu Ehren des Abgangs der Karawane S.M. des Königs von Preussen nach Bornu [Picnic at Tripoli to celebrate the departure of the King of Prussia's caravan to Bornu]. Photographer: Salingré, Emil
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Genre: Portrait Photography Picnic group taken just before the start of Rohlf's expedition. The explorer Gustav Nachtigal (1834-1885) is seated (wearing a fez) third from the left. Gerhard Rohlfs stands in the centre of the group.