"My main thought on the colouring is that the style looks more like that of someone who may have been a painter than by someone whose job it was to add colours to mono photographs - the flowers and landscape in particular. Theresa Browning's…"
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"Hi, Lissa and Rose
I've also found some of the information that Rose has mentioned, plus some other details. Yes, it is definitely the correct person as I found her described in a 1894 publication as follows:
Browning, Mrs, nee Theresa…"
"Hi, Lissa
This seems very appropriate for International Women's Day - I'm originally from Glasgow, but know NZ well. I think Theresa, might be this woman:
Browning, Madame Theresa Dessurne, teacher of music and photographic…"
"The only useful lead from the archive reference was that there appears to be a grand-daughter (I guess) and I wondered whether she might have photographs ... but you may have tried that already. There is someone of that (quite unusual name) who is…"
"Hi, Julian - I'm assuming you're aware of this archive holding in York https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/78dc96cc-e753-3a36-a6a0-714c375de08a. It mentions a daughter, so I don't know if there are descendants around…"
"That's what I assumed and meant, sorry if it wasn't clear - I just meant that it couldn't be checked for on the album, even it was the case for the pcs."
"Bobbie: I'm assuming they came in a pack marked 'collotype' (perhaps the vendor can tell you). The album describes them as 'Collotype Views', published by HM&S and printed by Valentine - there's images on both sides…"
"I've also put in an enquiry to the the St Andrews University special collections, which have an extensive collection on Valentines."
"There are several more pcs of the same/similar view in the Brent collection, so suggest that the person with the query contacts them, particularly if there are more views from the same area. All the best with the hunt for H.M. & S."
"Not Valentine's but similar views - these are from Brent Museum and Library collection, which also have postcards of Willesden by Valentine's.
and another from same collection"
"And Valentines did make postcards of Willesden
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"He must wonder what's going on - he kindly did the same thing for me ... "
"... but then I found a postcard on this article with a postcard (in a local history library) from almost the same…"
"Here's a British Museum archive reference to an "H. M. & S." in London around the same period. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1969-0220-3"
A 3,000 camera collection in Fife
Some of you might have seen this on the BBC News site https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53821146; if you want to know more, there's information on the trust and St Monan's photographic roots here https://www.cameratrust.org/ and…See More
"Sorry to hear this news - I've visited the museum on several occasions, enjoyed and learned from Capturing the Light and enjoyed a conversation with Roger about photographer Herbert Ponting who came from and photographed in Wiltshire. He…"
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A 3,000 camera collection in Fife
Some of you might have seen this on the BBC News site https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53821146; if you want to know more, there's information on the trust and St Monan's photographic roots here…
Posted on September 14, 2020 at 20:00
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- At 20:42 on April 20, 2020,
Micah Messenheimer said…
You're welcome, Annie. I'll be sure to share your comment with my colleagues so that whomever helped you with your Ponting research will get their due thanks.
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Debi Heath said…
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