I wonder if anyone has come across William Henry De Lan (1844-1905)? He began his career in Bradford and then took to the road with a touring studio heading north. Eventually he ended up in Berwick-upon-Tweed around 1900, where he finally settled dow
Read more…Between now and Christmas I'll be showing my cyanotype photographs and photograms at various events on Kent. Visit www.instagram.com/ajphotoinfo for details.
Someone knows some biographical facts about Hugh Owen. He lived in Oporto, Portugal?
Thank you!
MANUEL MAGALHAES
Read more…While on a short holiday on Exmoor, I came across a book by photographer S.W. Colyer called Lorna Doone Country. Published in 1947.
I have done an online search about Mr. Colyer and I found a list of other books such as; Cotswold Country, Unspoilt Dor
Read more…From my family archives, a small collection of ca 1900 prints. These are on very thin paper and mounted face-down on glass about 1mm thick, so intended for viewing this way, from the other side of the glass. I have never seen anything like this and
Read more…In my continuing research on theatre promotion and 19th century photography studios in the US, I have been investigating the adaptation of photography products for retail advertising. Among the examples here at The New York Public Library are stereo
I am a freelance author in Toronto, Canada, currently working on a biography of Dr. Clement Williams, an army surgeon, British agent, and trader in Mandalay, Burma, from 1861 to 1879. A few years ago the Royal Ontario Museum received 2 donations of
Read more…Graham Wood, who had assisted me greatly (amongst others) has mentioned that there are at least 15 numbered views in the William England commission at Sandringham for HRH Prince of Wales. This may have been England's last work for the London Ster
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Please help finding some information on the "Goldona" photographic paper, and on its manufacturer John J. GRIFFIN & Sons Ltd. (Kingsway, London) - when founded, how long existed, etc. It was first mentioned in an advertising card in 1908
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
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I'm a new member. My name is Kathleen McLaughlin and I've been teaching photography for over 20 years. I teach in the darkroom, as well as the history of photography.
I'll be visiting England soon and am looking for suggestions on what to
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Ive seen adverts from 1916 - 1937 in various journals from
Pemberton Bros., Background Studio, 2, Thorne Grove, Morton, Blackpool
Saying things like "Messrs. Pemberton Bros, manufacture a very wide variety of suitable backgrounds and will se
Read more…I am new to this group and am not really sure if this is the right forum to raise this - however, nothing ventured!
I have been an admirer of the photographs of Sir Don McCullin for many years and, in that time, have built up a wide ranging archive
Read more…Hi, I'm doing some research for an exhibition and am interested in the relationship between the Suffragettes and the newly launched Daily Mirror. Does anyone know if the DM photographers liaised with the Suffragettes or whether the Suffragettes fed t
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I have made a small film of the original glass plates of J A R Rudge. It is a compiled film and it runs forwards and backwards. I think that's a sequence Rudge would have done. For Fun!
The file cannot be posted here as it is rather large
Read more…I recently became a member and posted photos of my 6-Lens sliding box wet plate camera. I believe it's English, but there is no maker's name on the camera body or lenses. I would appreciate feedback on a possible maker and the camera's vintage. Th
Read more…W.J. Harrison (A History of Photography, 1897, Percy Lund Country Press, London) in 1895, wrote this in his article:
Anthony's Photographic Bulletin 1896, pg 57
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SOME FORGOTTEN PAGES OF PHOTOGRA
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I've just added this camera to my collection and wondered if somebody could help with the maker. It's a 1/4 plate, with polished Mahogany or Teak, and Aluminium. It has many features that indicate Shew & Co, but has no makers badge on it.
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I've been searching for more than a year for a photo of Gregory Harlip. Not by him, but of him.
He once had a studio in Berlin, photographed all the famous German film stars of the era, but the Nazis forced him to flee. He eventually
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