Roger Fenton photographs, Crimea, 1855

These photos were taken by Roger Fenton, a very early photographer and depict probably the first photos of war. Above is Ordnance Wharf at Balaklava, which was the small fishing port that the British used to supply their army at the Siege of Sevastopol, then as now, the main important thing about ammunition is quantity.

 Below is the photograph of the "Valley of Death" as the British soldiers called it, because of the constant shelling. Mr. Fenton tweaked the name to the more biblical "Valley of the Shadow of Death".

 This photo is the subject of some controversy as there seems to be another picture with different arrangements and quantities of cannonballs, was the photograph faked? More here.

 Valley of the Shadow of death.