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Does anyone know the location of a print of Marcus Sparling's image of the Crimean Banquet held in Dublin in October 1856? I have found reproductions of it but am interested in seeing an actual…Continue
Started Mar 18
I am looking for information regarding a photographer named John Wood. He was born around 1817 in England and then immigrated to the United States prior to 1857 where he took up residence in the…Continue
Started Sep 28, 2017
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I am looking for anyone who knows what might have happened to the paper archives and/or photograph collections of Frederick Evans. I know that many images in his collection went to the Royal Photographic Society and are now in Bradford and some of the images ended up at the George Eastman House. But I know that he owned some images that I have been unable to track down. I was wondering if perhaps they were still with the family or if a particular dealer/collector/institution has a…
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I have been researching a Civil War map reproduction technique involving the photographing or direct copying of maps using the salted paper process. These maps were fairly common in the United States during the Civil War due to the limited availability of lithographic presses as well as the increased demand for up-to-date maps of strategic sites such as waterways,…
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