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Anyone recognize this bridge? 1860's Oval albumen
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Hello, I am looking for information on this Photo. 1860's oval albumen, 15 x 10 inches. Does anyone recognize this bridge? Scotland? Wales? I have included a close up of the charming man in the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by David McGreevy Jun 11, 2018.
Fox Talbot "modern calotype" issued by the Royal Photographic Society?
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Hello, i am looking for any information regarding a series of prints issued in 1989 By the Sunday Times / The Royal Photographic Society. This one- "Fruit and Vegetable Sellers" states that it is a…Continue
Tags: reproduction, Calotype, Fox Talbot
Started this discussion. Last reply by David McGreevy Jun 28, 2013.
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"A little late proposal: the previous comments are quite correct. I have a stereoscopic view of the same telescope that was rented for a few moments to Parisians curious about astronomy. This instrument, belonging to a certain "Monsieur…"
Information request: Early Rosetta Stone images
Reposting this from a few years ago, I have an 1870s albumen photo by Mansell, and my colleague Thomas Harris has an 1846 Daguerreotype by Mayall of the same image, clearly an early rubbing of the Rosetta Stone with applied graphics. After years of searching we have yet to find any information about it. My albumen has pencil notations on the reverse that suggest someone…See More
Furness Abbey by John Payne Jennings
"Reminiscent of the style of Roger Fenton; unique and impossible to replicate these days."
"Thanks, Chris.
Damage from what? Lightning?"
"This might not be helpful but I have seen similar metal structures around saplings and young trees in public parks to protect them from damage"
Identification: Strange metal contraption.
Hello, I am looking for information about this late1850's photo of a British Boy's School. What is that strange metal contraption on the stump? Any guesses most appreciated.See More
"I am most lucky and grateful to own one of Jessie Bertram's carbon prints. She was truly a master printer.
I want to know the history of how she got the original negatives.
Willie Liston, Redding the Line:"
"Being interested in all things 3D, I also have some later variations of this, circa 1950's, which I purchased over the years at Photographica.
In front of me, I have The "Ensign Snapscope" with its 4 1/2inch diameter mirror, and its…"
"A side thought- As John Marriage said, the mirror reverses the image. So, it would be one way of correcting a Daguerreotype, as well as enlarging its detail. Handy!"
"I have one like this and it is called a SHOMESCOPE. It is trademarked as such, and on the bottom states:
PATENTED MARCH 25, 1914
Shomescope Mfg. Co., Kansas City, Mo."
"I have something like this too, and have been somewhat puzzled about its use. Unlike yours it has no maker's mark. A key practical difference is that there are three grooves for the pictures, and they are all too narrow to take a CdV or a…"
Help identify this strange French optical viewer
This is a device that is new to me, I don't even know what to call it. 6 x 6" box, it has a concave mirror and slots to fit photos. Not at all like a Graphoscope. You position yourself behind the photo and view the enlarged image in the mirror. Rather clever, as you can see both the front and back of a CDV at the same time.Does anyone know what this is called?…See More
"David I’d be grateful if you could send my original, full explanation back to me if you could, as I spent a lot of effort typing it out on my phone and would like to be able to use it again. I hadn’t realised that responses were…"
"Hi David,
I cannot definitely say whether your print was an original or a later copy. However, as you know, '199' refers to the number of the portrait in Agnew's catalogue for the London exhibition that began in…"
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- At 11:01 on May 1, 2020,
Bob Bennett said…
- David I’d be grateful if you could send my original, full explanation back to me if you could, as I spent a lot of effort typing it out on my phone and would like to be able to use it again. I hadn’t realised that responses were sometimes edited. Thank you. Let me know if you need my email address.
Bob
- At 9:21 on June 26, 2019,
- Each unit was to select a musketry officer for training at either the School of Musketry, Hythe, or its pro tem outstation in the Euston Hotel, Fleetwood, Lancashire. Both establishments had extensive ranges nearby. This was as a result of the widespread issue of rifle muskets to the infantry in the mid-1850s.
- At 11:34 on September 19, 2017,
christopher nutt said…
Hi David- I have two photographs by J.M.C one of Herschel and one depicting The Angel at the Sepulchre they measure 133x110 and110x85 respectively. These photographs came with an miniature album purchased from a sale at Youlgrave Hall near Litchfield. H.H. Camerons wife lived at that address in the thirties and the sale was on the premises about 25 years ago. Unfortunately I could not get the owner of the miniature album to sell it to me but I know his family sold it later to a museum. Hope this helps. Chris
- At 15:10 on September 5, 2013,
Donald Stewart said…
Hi David - The Civil War exhibition was stunning though it has now closed at the Met but will be at Charleston, S.C. then New Orleans. I have no regrets about going over for such a short visit. The Cameron show was also very good but quite small. Discovered that MoMA was doing a 75th anniversary showing on Walker Evans' American Photographs which was also superb though didn't include all the images from the 1938 show. Jeff Rosenheim who curated the Civil War exhibition has written an excellent book on this but there is neither a book nor a catalogue of the Cameron show.
regards, Donald.
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Information request: Early Rosetta Stone images
Reposting this from a few years ago, I have an 1870s albumen photo by Mansell, and my colleague Thomas Harris has an 1846 Daguerreotype by Mayall of the same image, clearly an early rubbing of the Rosetta Stone with applied graphics. After years of searching we have yet to find any information about it. My albumen has pencil notations on the reverse that…
Posted on January 31, 2022 at 17:30
Identification: Strange metal contraption.
Hello, I am looking for information about this late1850's photo of a British Boy's School. What is that strange metal contraption on the stump? Any guesses most appreciated.…
Posted on September 22, 2021 at 20:00 — 2 Comments
Help identify this strange French optical viewer
This is a device that is new to me, I don't even know what to call it. 6 x 6" box, it has a concave mirror and slots to fit photos. Not at all like a Graphoscope. You position yourself behind the photo and view the enlarged image in the mirror. Rather clever, as you can see both the front and back of a CDV at the same time.
Does anyone know what this…
ContinuePosted on May 8, 2020 at 20:00 — 5 Comments
Research: Roger Fenton Crimea salt print, question about labeling.
This is a recently acquired salt print, 'Col. Dickson, Royal Engineers' by Roger Fenton. It is mounted on the usual large 18 x 24" page. Rather than having the number printed in the title, it is hand written in ink on the obverse. Is this an early 'proof'? A later copy?…
Posted on April 27, 2020 at 19:30 — 1 Comment
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