20 February 2009 - The first part of Serving Soldier digitisation - the papers of Major General Charles Foulkes - is nearing completion. To mark the occasion, King’s College have created a small display of among his finest photography during a long career as a soldier and surveyor.
Foulkes (1875-1969), established the first Army photographic section during the Boer War, the precursor of the Army Film and Photographic Unit. Foulkes captured images of war and its aftermath, Empire and Commonwealth and local cultures and ethnography. Perhaps his most challenging photography involved surveillance and intelligence-gathering missions among the Boers. His collection includes detailed notes describing his subjects and working life.
The exhibition is available for view in the lobby outside the Great Hall of the College’s Strand Campus until the end of May. Online highlights will appear shortly.
Foulkes (1875-1969), established the first Army photographic section during the Boer War, the precursor of the Army Film and Photographic Unit. Foulkes captured images of war and its aftermath, Empire and Commonwealth and local cultures and ethnography. Perhaps his most challenging photography involved surveillance and intelligence-gathering missions among the Boers. His collection includes detailed notes describing his subjects and working life.
The exhibition is available for view in the lobby outside the Great Hall of the College’s Strand Campus until the end of May. Online highlights will appear shortly.
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