Meir Berk's Blog (17)

I could not resist sharing this albumen print taken in about 1880s.

I admired its content and composition which I think is outstanding.

I would appreciate any clarification about the location. Could it be Ramsgate?

Thanks

Meir…

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I thought I would share an image (carbon print on porcelain plaque) of these lady chess players in my collection. The plaque measures 13x17 cm approximately. The composition reminded me of similar images by Lewis Carroll.

Any information about authorship would be welcomed.

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Seeing a new copy of a Calotype for identification in the recent blogs made me think of a calotype in my collection. It measures approximately 18x11 cm. I enclose images of the Calotype and watermark which reads Turner photo paper. I would appreciate any comments about the location of the bridge and the photographer.  Regards,   Meir…

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In his television series "Britain's First Photo Album", broadcast on the 12th March on BBC2, John Sergeant repeatedly refers to the John Thomson photo of "Covent Garden Flower Women" as having been taken by Francis Frith.

He also shows another Thomson photo "Covent Garden Labourers" in the same Frith context.

Can this be an oversight or is it a new…

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Here is a cased and tinted salt print of a young man by Gustave Le Gray taken between 1856 and 1860. I decided to create this blog because I have not come across another during my 20 years of collecting.

I would appreciate comments by members who might have seen or own similar items.  Kind regards,  Meir…

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I could not resist sharing with you this compelling half plate ambrotype image of four Scottish children, one of the best compositions I have seen.   Meir…

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Hello all, The subject of impressive beards being topical, I thought I would add a cabinet photo by Villiers and Sons. Who is the guy by the way? Regards, Meir Villiers%26sons.jpg

Hello All,  I would be very interested to hear from anyone who can recognize the people in these photos.  The self portrait staring into the camera, whoI believe is the photographer is the frontispiece of the album.

Help!  Regards,

Meir…

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Hello All,
I have recently acquired a cdv size albumen print, circa 1860,of a genre scene.
The man in the photo looks very much like Rejlander.
Any comments appreciated.
Regards,
Meir

Hello All,

The subject of Alice being very topical, I thought you might enjoy a CDV of Alice and Edith.

It comes from an album of the Mac Corquodale family in Scotland.

Any comments on the possible photographer would be appreciated.

Kind regards,

Meir Berk…

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You might be amused by this quarter plate French daguerreotype of the oddest couple.
Kind regards,
Meir

Here is a ninth plate daguerreotype taken in front of a hut,presumably on a construction site.
Why was the photo taken?What is the man at the center have in his hands?Is he timing the exposure?
The man on the right looks like Stephenson?It is all a mystery

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Any comments to help clear this enigma is welcomed.
Regards,
Meir

Hello all,

I thought I would share with you an image of a daguerreotype by the Swiss photographer Karl Durheim.

Although he is well known for his albumen prints documenting"local" folk I have not seen any other daguerreotype by him apart from the one on the web in the Getty museum.

Any further information about Durheim daguerreotypes would be most welcome.

Kind regards,

Meir…

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Hello All,

Since stereo cards have been a discussion topic recently, I thought I would add some images from a collection of stereocards taken in 1906,between September and October 1906, all dated on the cards.

Would anyone know of the photographer?

Regards,

Meir…

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Hello All,

Going through my photo collection recently I discovered a scrap book with three calotype photos pasted in it. I then realised that this was a book where quite a few young ladies added

~$VEREND WILLIAM ELLIS 1795.docx their signature and the name of the… Continue

Hello All,

I would very much appreciate any thoughts about the identification of the people in the Frederick Hollyer platinum print cabinet cards attached.

Thanks,

Meir…

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Hello all,

I wonder whether anyone could help me identify this calotype of an Indian temple?

The handwriting on the verso reminds me of John McCosh's.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Meir

P.S:I thought I should clarify that I am trying to identify the photograper of the calotype.

I know that the temple depicted is the Mandhardevi temple in Wai Taluka in the Satara district in India, where 300 people were killed and 200 injured in a stampede on 25th January… Continue