I am looking for a book of James Waterhouse, published in 1870, tittled .Report on the cartographic applications of photography as used in the topographical departments of the principal states in Central Europe, with notes on the European and Indian
Read more…I am trying to find information on Henry Hughes & Son, who advertised as New London Photographic Stores (c.1890s). I have found reference that they produced a twin lens camera called the ‘Xela’ (anybody know anything about this or any other cameras).
Read more…I've recently been given the opportunity to shoot some images in the Lake District using an Underwood 'Instanto' that belonged to the Abraham Brothers of Keswick - famed for their early climbing and landscape images.
The camera is uses 10x12 glass pl
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I have recently acquired some of these and I wondered if there were any other collectors or people who knew much about them out there.
I would lovve to talk to you
with best wishes
Sarah
Read more…I’m trying to find if Louis J Ruelens (abt 1856 in Brussels, Belgium – 1926 in Southwark?) a photographer in Barking and then Tottenham married Mary Bull (1847 in Bath, Somerset – 1913 in Southwark ?), the wife of Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1813 in Swe
Read more…I have a question to the photographer William Edward Kilburn.
In the Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography (2005) it is written that Kilburns „…photographs of a Charist Rally in London in 1848 brought his work to the attention of Prince Albe
Is anyone aware of any easy-to-use technology which facilitates the reading of hidden inscriptions written on the reverse of photos pasted on to album pages?
Terry Bennett
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I`m inquiring on what history you would have on the health risks/concerns photographers from the late 19th century encountered and/o suffered with in England during this time. Did any of the chemicals they use produce suicidal tendencies, possibly ar
Read more…Anybody interested in a group to discuss cameras and equipment, rather than photogrpahs ? If this is one already, I've missed it, so please let me know.
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I am extremely keen to get my wetplate practice up and running by this summer but have been stopped in my tracks by buying a dud 19C camera.
I know this forum has not got many practitioners on it but is there anyone out there who knows whe
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Amongst the property of a deceased relative I have come across a number of photographs.
A photograph of a woman by ‘The Art Photographic Studio’ Proprietor FW Britton Manager and Operator T H Robbins I have not been able to find out
Read more…Is there anyone in the U.K.who is willing to do a workshop demonstrating the carbon process. This to be part of a proposed exhibition, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Joseph Swans death. This to take place at the Newcastle Literary and Philos
Read more…Hi all. I am currently researching the supposed prevalence of Tintypists operating in Seaside towns in the UK and on beaches. My initial focus was on Scottish Seaside towns owing to the hunch that the Tintype was more popular there than it was in Eng
Read more…A Large archive of Victorian photographs and photographic equipment is maintained in Valetta, Malta by Ian Ellis, great grandson of Richard Ellis. Richard, born in England in 1842, established himself as a pioneering photographer in Valetta in 1862 a
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My name is Kyra and I came across an August 6, 1892 Liverpool Mercury article the other day while at the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
I'm am writing about Martha Ann Ricks, a former US slave who emigrated to Liberia. In 1892, she had
Read more…I am conducting research on early photo history in Asia and wondering if there might be some recent developments about India which I would not be aware of.
According to Pinney, the earliest known images of the subcontinent would be a portfolio of 23
Read more…I am writing a novel about the Royal Flying Corps, set in WW1.
My proof-readers have suggested some pictures of the planes I mention would be a great addition.
Does anyone know where I can source copyright-free pictures of the WW1 planes?
Alternati
Read more…I am writing a novel about the Royal Flying Corps, set in WW1.
I have seen photos of soldiers working at an outside table, presumably making photos on printing-out-paper. Does anyone know where I can view an Army or RFC manual (or any details) on thi
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FYI - Larry Gottheim has listed an upcoming Auction of some nice Early Photographs. Some alittle 'pricey' , yet He works hard at promoting the education / collectability of Photos for collectors...
I have examined this photograph again and again over the past year but am no closer to understanding what it depicts. It is a simple flat mount stereoview with an albumen image. A negative number but no other information. The scene is a valley, with
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