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Albumen photograph cabinet card. Title of sitter in pencil and dedication in ink dated '72 on reverse.
Lieutenant-General Sir John Wellesley Thomas, KCB (1822- 1908) was a distinguished British military officer who served in Afghanistan, Australia, and China. He was the commander of the British military and police forces that quelled the rebellion at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in 1854.
A couple of very light spots.