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Dark slide identification -

I am trying to discover whether writing on a dark slide I have can help in any way to identify its origins. I have a mahogany and brass double dark slide, half plate size (for film 4.75 x 6.5 inches). In black lettering 1/4inch tall at one end of the

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2015 Daguerreian Society Symposium

The 2015 Daguerreian Society Symposium will be held November 5 – 9 in Los Angeles, California at the Pasadena  Hilton is on the horizon. Thursday is a tour of the Getty and the “In Focus: Daguerreotypes exhibition. The Getty will be hosting us for a

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Daguerreian Society Annual

The Daguerreian Society is seeking authors and articles for the next Daguerreian Society Annual. The mission of the Society includes all early photographic processes up to ca 1870, as well as contemporary Daguerreians. We are particularly interested

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Johnston & Hoffmann studio.

I have a query regarding the studio Johnston and Hoffman, recognized as an important studio in India (Calcutta specifically) at the turn of last century. This is an English postcard I have credited to Johnston & Hoffmann. Did the studio open a branch

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Kodak Archive

Hello, could anyone point me in the right direction please?  I have acquired a pair of glass colour plates taken from a theatre production that the Kodak Players staged.  I also have a photo album that features many pictures from their various stage

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