I am copying/digitising some old family photographs taken by my late father-in-law. Some of these are glass plate negatives shot in the 1950s and feature sailing on the Thames? My father-in-law was not a photographer as such in that he took photograp
Read more…I have a Derbyshire-based topographical collection but have been approached by an older lady wanting to pass on about 60-odd portrait shots - carte de visites, cabinet cards and postcards - which she wants to pass on to a suitable collection. They ar
Read more…I have a small - but growing! - collection of vintage photographs which are all kept in individual, 'proper', transparent archive grade sleeves.
Whilst these are great for helping preserve the photographs, I would like to keep them in an album for eas
Read more…I am trying to find out more about this splendid set of London scenes & views from photographs taken by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company (LS & P Co) and retailed by W. W. Rouch.
They are prints of some sort - not photographs - but what
Read more…In the 1970's I acquired a fully working Beardmore Backdrop complete with 5 painted backgrounds .
It came from a Birmingham studio
I am hoping to find a suitable home as storage is on ongoing issue. I am hoping to find a home for the item that may a
Read more…Anyone want a load of magazines free to a good home.
There's between 600-800 in total.
I'm not.going to be searching through them all looking for certain publication dates for you.so please don't ask.
I'm in Leigh near Wigan.
Peter E. Palmquist Memorial Fund for Historical Photographic Research
The period after the war was arguably the first time that ordinary citizens had the means to own a good quality, affordable camera and take an interest in photography. The more committed would have used slide film for better quality ( Kodachrome slid
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From the lens and shutter data on this image can the camera be dated? There is also the number 92587i on the lens back
Thanks; Geoff Rimmer
Hello everyone. I am interested in purchasing Day Books of London photographers particularly of the years 1886 and 1900, If anyone has any please contact me. Thank you.
Read more…I visited the Photography Centre at the V&A on Tuesday, assuming that it would be like most other collections in the V&A, absolutely top class and outstanding, but have to say I was very disappointed. The history, and the technology, of photography
Read more…Lenses were essential in the early days of photography and optical understanding had to evolve in order to produce lenses more suited to the requirements of photography. Today we assume that our modern lenses are immesely superior to those produced i
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Trying to identify ship and/or photographer. Maybe the initials are the photographer. "J T 1858". Not even sure it's an English ship. Print size 20.5 cm x 15.8 cm.
Read more…Hello everyone, I am trying to locate anyone with knowledge of the work of Ivan Osbourne. He was a photographic tutor at what was North Staffordshire Polytechnic from the mid to late 1970s. He worked with Course Director Cal Swann on the Multi-Discip
Read more…Hi, I am researching a local photographer and in a local newspaper have found a report which says that there was a competition for Best Arranged Studio in the Practial Photographer magazine which was won by Arthur Debenham of Union Street Ryde. The a
Read more…Hi, I have a large 6" Brass Magic Lantern lens, but I can't find a Manufacturers name on it. There is a Trade Mark on the front and it says London Made and Established 1816. I wondered if anyone could tell me the company it belongs to. Thanks in adva
Read more…Just came across and wanted to share about a guy in the USA operating the old collodian process with his glass plate camera to produce his glass photo scenes ~ Beautiful. The internet is, of course, awash with photographers of varietal sorts amateur
Read more…Hi, I've just aquired a ZI Kolibri with a Tessar 5cm f3.5 lens Ser No S46649. My query is that it has a Balda Compur Rapid shutter with a top SS of 1/500. I've searched and can't find any info on a Zeiss Ikon Kolibri with this shutter fitted. I would
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Here's a beautiful object, but who made the album and glass?
I'm writing a book about the stereoscopic photograpic legacy of Dr Reginald Grove who was President of the Stereoscopic Society until his death in 1948; this photograph was taken in the 1930's in probably Austria or Bavaria. Can anyone identify the u
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