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Marcel Safier
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Helbsy - South America, Liverpool and Denbigh
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Robert Caldicott Apr 14.
Photographic apprenticeships
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Marcel Safier Jun 30, 2011.
Seeking portrait of W. E. Kilburn of London
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Marcel Safier Feb 7, 2010.
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Marcel Safier posted a blog postSix Aboriginal daguerreotypes and ambrotypes discovered in South Australia
Cased images of Australian aborigines are few and far between so the discovery of six images, three daguerreotypes and three ambrotypes in the Mill Cottage Museum in Port Lincoln, South Australia is particularly exciting news. https://open.abc.net.au/posts/rare-daguerreotypes-found-97xr2kf…See More
Marcel Safier replied to nadja.lenz's discussion William Edward Kilburn"That would be Andre Leon Larue Mansion (born c. 1786 in France, died 26 Apr 1870, London). I am very interested in the work of Douglas Kilburn, William's brother who was a daguerreotypist in Melbourne, Australia."
Marcel Safier replied to T. Rudderham's discussion Charles Alexander McEachen late 19th century photographe"Todd, we do not have him listed as a photographer in the Photographers 1840 – 1940 Great Britain & Ireland database (www.cartedevisite.co.uk), so this took my interest as Ron Cosens and I are looking at British photographers who…"
Robert Caldicott replied to Marcel Safier's discussion Helbsy - South America, Liverpool and Denbigh"William George Helsby Jr was my great grandfather, and lived in Denbigh after his return from South America. Another related Helsby was the painter Alfredo Helsby, son of Thomas Columbus H and his wife Patience Hazell. Alfredo was born in Valparaiso…"
Marcel Safier commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post Publication: The Photographic Studios of Europe"Hi Michael It should be pointed out that the original book is available for free in various electronic formats: http://archive.org/details/photographicstu00pritgoog and what a wonderful resource it is! Cheers! Marcel -- Marcel Safier Brisbane,…"
Marcel Safier commented on pete.boswell's blog post Hills & Saunders Photographers"Robert, you should look first to the Hills and Saunders families as I have found many of them were involved with the studios. This is something I have concentrated on researching as I have with a number of other prominent and less prominent…"
pete.boswell joined Marcel Safier's groupCarte de Visite
Focussing on all facets of the history of the carte de visite and the photographers that made them in Great Britain and around the world.See More
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I am a photographic historian and collector of 19th century photographica based in Brisbane, Australia. My interest is firstly in Australian photographic history, but I have a substantial interest in photography in many other parts of the world, and I am interested in the history of the carte de visite, cabinet photo and family photograph albums in particular. I am a contributor to the database of photographers of Great Britain and Ireland 1840-1940 www.cartedevisite.co.uk and I am interested in the migration of British and Irish photographers to other countries and of photographers that migrated to Great Britain and Ireland from elsewhere.
Marcel Safier's Blog
Six Aboriginal daguerreotypes and ambrotypes discovered in South Australia
Cased images of Australian aborigines are few and far between so the discovery of six images, three daguerreotypes and three ambrotypes in the Mill Cottage Museum in Port Lincoln, South Australia is particularly exciting news.
https://open.abc.net.au/posts/rare-daguerreotypes-found-97xr2kf…
Posted on May 7, 2013 at 22:00
Graphics Atlas (Image Permanence Institute)
Graphics Atlas is a new online resounce that brings sophisticated print identification and characteristic exploration tools to archivists, curators, historians, collectors, conservators, educators and the general pubic. http://www.graphicsatlas.org/
Posted on February 8, 2012 at 0:06
Whitby Photographers - new publication
Ruth Wilcock has ju
st published her book "Whitby Photographers, their lives and their photographs from the 1840s" that can be purchased via her website http://towlard.com. It has 218 pages A4 containing over 260 photos and 170 illustrations, many never published before that help tell…
Posted on November 4, 2011 at 23:00
Photographing every building in a city or town
In Australia in the late 1860s and early 1870s the American and Australasian Photographic Company with their team of photographers headed by Henry Beaufoy Merlin and Charles Bayliss undertook travels starting in Melbourne to progressively photograph every building in a given town, progressing moving through Victoria and then New South Wales. A large cache of their negatives of the Hill End and Tambaroora region have survived and are currently being digitised at the State Library of New South… Continue
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 0:34
Photographers of Great Britain 1840-1940 database
Hello all
A new website was launched last year but it is still being refined that contains probably the largest database in existence of British and Irish photographers http://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/.
Although specific content requires payment to help cover the costs of setting up and maintaining the site (and collection used to produce it) there is an increasing amount of free content such as the biographies of British… Continue
A new website was launched last year but it is still being refined that contains probably the largest database in existence of British and Irish photographers http://www.cartedevisite.co.uk/.
Although specific content requires payment to help cover the costs of setting up and maintaining the site (and collection used to produce it) there is an increasing amount of free content such as the biographies of British… Continue
Posted on June 26, 2010 at 4:16 — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 20:42 on November 29, 2012,
Ron Cosens said… Hi Rob Whalley. I have over 40 spare cdv from Blackburn. Also loads of info. Would you like to get in touch? Ron Cosens ron.cosens@btinternet.com
- At 13:29 on July 6, 2012, Tony Hilton said…
Hi Marcel.
Would you let Sandy know I have had no luck finding his photos. Nicole at Trader had a disc of them, and of course they were published back then.
When will you next be in Sydney? 22nd July is our market. I have a couple of CDVs I would like to show you.
Tony
- At 15:17 on November 17, 2011,
Peter Leonard said…
Marcel,
hi - ref my recent question about implications of setting up as a photogrpaher.
I geto my dates wrong. In 1858 aged 24, my ggg uncle (Frank Walton) was still working only as a Confectioner. In 1861 he had moved to being a Bazaar Keeper in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. By 1870 he was describing himself as both a Confectioner and a Photographer and operating in the High Street of Grantham, Lincolnshire "in Booths". He was 36. So it looks like he was selling Gingerbread and other confectionery at the Fairs until the mid 1860's when he started to get involved in Photography. On this basis, I'd appreciate your opinion on how he might have got started and what costs, and methods he would have had to undertake... regards Peter
- At 14:02 on July 27, 2011,
Alun Reynolds said… Hi Marcel,
Great to hear from you, (sorry it’s my turn to be tardy in replying). I’m at the writing –up stage of my research (although the research never stops).
I’m basically trying to correct and put back the missing information, in an album containing photographs of Calvert R Jones.
Here’s the link if you’d like to see the album: http://digidol.llgc.org.uk/METS/CRJ00001/gallery
Your work with Michael Gray looks interesting, I’ve come across a few people related to the photographic families that had move to Australia, and maybe they took the process or prints with them?
All the best Alun (I’ll try and reply quicker next time)
my email is: alun.reynolds@tiscali.co.uk
- At 15:25 on May 23, 2011, Joan M Schwartz said…
HI Marcel,
Good to hear from you. Alas, nothing new on Insley at this end either. I won't be at Photo History XV. I'm heading to Florence for Photo Archives IV: Photo Archives and the Idea of Nation.
best
Joan Schwartz
- At 6:53 on May 23, 2011,
Luke Gartlan said… - Hi Marcel. Yes, Ken is welcome to contact me. Unfortunately, the St Andrews special collections are shut for the summer (here) for a major library redevelopment. But they have an impressive collection of Valentine materials (including some of the studio record books). But he should try to contact the photography curator there (and a member of this website)... Marc Boulay.
- At 23:43 on January 8, 2011,
Hugh Ashley Rayner said… Hi Marcel!
I'm still working on the Indian Photographers book; now only 18 months behind schedule, but hopefully finished this spring! The trouble is I keep finding more and more material to add. I'm going to have to call a halt some day soon and just send it to the printers! Hope you're keeping well, Best Wishes, Hugh
- At 2:30 on June 28, 2010,
bill purvis said… - Hi Marcel Nice to hear from you.
I would love to have your corrections. I realise my book (catalogue) is a bit short on technical expertise. If I can support some of your work in anyway please let me know.
Cheers Bill
- At 9:53 on June 20, 2010, Rob Tooley said…
- Yes, perhaps we can meet up next time. I did not see much at Photographica, there seemed less old stuff than in previous years.
Rob
- At 19:26 on March 2, 2010, Geoffrey Batchen said…
- I'm moving to New Zealand in June, remember? So unfortunately I won't be here. Equally unfortunately, my Beard/Claudet exhibition at Yale was recently cancelled, due to concerns about the conservation of daguerreotypes and the negative effects of showing them. But I'm still interested in doing research on both Beard and Claudet.
geoff
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