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Kristen Feilberg 
Group portrait taken during the Penang Riots 
[Album presented to Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh by the Bishop of Penang in remembrance of his 1869 visit] 
1867 
  
Albumen print 
14.2 x 20.7 cm (image) 
  
The Royal Collection 
RCIN 2702934 
  
 
LL/93058 
  
Photograph of a group of men standing behind a barricade constructed of logs. The photograph was taken during the 1867 Penang Riots. The men are primarily European and hold rifles. Two local men stand either side of the larger group, facing inwards. There is a cannon at the centre of the barricade.
 
During the 1867 riots, a number of European residents in Penang assisted the police.
 
From an album presented to Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh by the Bishop of Penang in remembrance of his 1869 visit 
 

 
  
 
  
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