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Thomas Carlyle and links to Julia Margaret Cameron, Scottish Carte de Visite photographers and John Patrick of Kircaldy

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Thank you for allowing be to join.

The following links are to 3 lots of photographs which turned up as part of a 'downsizing' by one of my clients.

My client is descended from Thomas Carlyle who is supposed to have annotated the Julia M

What is a "Victoria"?

This may be a naive question, but I've been unable to find an answer elsewhere online. Could someone please enlighten me about what a "Victoria" is? I assume from this 1872 ad in an American business directory that it is a type of cabinet card, but I

Trying to find work of Tom Thomas, photographer working in London in 1948

Hello friends. I feel lucky to have stumbled on this group, as perhaps it will help me solve a mystery!

I am interested in seeing whether any work survives of a photographer living and working in London in 1948. His name was Tom Thomas (so, Thomas Th

Old Kodak paper

Hi folks

A few years ago I bought at auction a box of darkroom paraphenalia. It was perhaps the most unprepossessing lot. Most of the contents soon went to the rubbish tip, but at the bottom of the box I found a metal container labelled Kodak Sensiti

Vernon HEATH Photographer

AS well as looking for specific Francis Bedford photographs, I am also trying to track down some taken by Vernon HEATH in August 1860 to Endsleigh in Devon. These were exhibited quite widely at the time (London Photographic Society, Photographic Soci

Jane Wigley Portraits 1845-1855

I am currently researching the life and work of Jane Wigley, the first female professional photographer in London.  She produced both Daguerrotype and collodion portraits from her Fleet Street studio, and was active in both London and Newcastle upon

Portrait postures

I am posting on behalf of an archivist colleague of mine, who has a photograph that he is trying to investigate. His question is one that I have never come across. Can anyone help?

"I ran across a bit of a curiosity in the photo line and thought you

Kodak postcard 1935

Hi Again,

I have a postcard from the mid thirties with a divided back and a placeholder for the stamp and the words POST CARD - Carte Postale printed on the back.

The postcard was clearly not intended for the commercial market. It's a photograph of a

Postcard Photographer

Hello All,

This is my first post...

Can anyone put me in touch with a photographer who was employed by a postcard manufacturer or else point me to an article or documentary in which such a photographer talks about his working practices.

I collect pos

Daguerreotype and Ambrotype case restoration

Hello,

Please can someone tell me where I can buy the type of paper that was used to cover a daguerreotype or ambrotype case? I only require a maroon coloured postcard sized piece if someone could sell me some. I want to mend the hinges on three cas

JR James Gallery of Celebrities - are there any identifiable in this interesting group photo?

I have a 15x8cm group photo taken by JR James Photographic Gallery of Celebrities, Liverpool Road, near the Angel Islington. It mentions several articles 1859-1862 so could date from 1862 or slightly later.

Can anyone identify any celebrities?

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20th C Photo-history in Cape Town, South Africa

Hi all,

My name is Michaela and I am a PhD student at the University of Manchester doing research into the history of (medical) photography in Cape Town (South Africa) during the first half of the 20th century. I am struggling to find much literature

British Journal of Photography from the fifites and sixties

Hi all
I am a photo archivist and researcher at The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology. I am currently involved in a major project on Norwegian photographic history after 1940, with a special focus on the commercial aspect of Photography in th

Jacques Lemare

With the recent 75th VE day interest a friend sent me a copy of this photo of her mother in the WRNS. It is taken by a French photographer Jacques Lemare, probably in London during WW2. It appears to be a B/W print that is hand coloured. Wikipedia st

Questionnaire about Telephotography

Early Eastman Film

I would be very pleased to be put in contact  with anyone who has detailed knowledge of the Eastman stripping film (AKA American Film) that became available in 1885. I research principally into the very beginnings of motion picture technology 1880-18

Restoration of The International camera, by J Lancaster & Son

Hello,

I am currently restoring this fantastic tailboard camera, previously held by a museum. as technical minded as I am I have little information to aid me on this camera, due to lack of publication on the use and operation of this camera.

Does any

Recreating History in finding how they were taken

Hello there,

I have been hunting many cameras that are associated with historical images, for a major project in completing my Masters. The idea is finding out what we are forgetting or have forgot in the digital age. In fact I have selected the foll

Gwrych Castle; Searching for contents

Hi everyone, I am a volunteer for the Gwrych Trust and I am searching for anything relating to it; Photographs, video, sculptures, literature, postcards, brochures, guides, newspaper clippings, paintings etc..

Gwrych are looking to restore the castl

Recent Blog on BIRMINGHAM photo history

I have recently added a BLOG on my Victorian photographic Background stand that is connected to the Ernest Dyche collection in Birmingham library. www.gullachsen.com/blog - please check out if interested.