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I'm researching the life of Frederick Scott Archer. According to one website Frances, (Fanny), Archer, his wife, spoke about his early life. I'm looking for the original source of this information, the name and date of the historical document.
Since posting news of the research into Ifor & Joy Thomas (Guildford School of P hotography) we have been delighted with the response which is already in. Several members of the family are now 'in the frame' - excuse pun- and Jack & I have had our fi
Read more…The London branch of the firm A Marion, Son & Co was
advertising its collection of celebrity cartes-de-visite (amongst
other things) in the pages of the Daily Southern Cross (NZ) in 1865,
“catalogues sent on application". Does anyone out there know wher
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I am trying to locate copyright holders for the following photographers:
Winifred Casson (British, 1908-1969)
Katherine Mary Parsons (British, 1883-?)
Mark Neven du Mont (British, act. 1940s & 1950s)
Thank you for any assistance!
Linda Briscoe M
I collect vintage studio portraits; my latest acquisitions are several by the late Bertram Park [1883-1972] who, as many of you will know, operated from a studio in Dover Street, Picadilly, London. The images I have of his are printed on a really fl
Read more…If anyone knows anything about Joy & Ifor Thomas, former photography teachers at Guildford in the 50s will they please get in touch.
Read more…Could this sort of comment not be allowed to exist by more closely monitoring the membership! Rose added a comment to your profile on British photographic history: rose.davids50@hotmail.fr HELLO My name is miss Rose i saw your profile today at(briti
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This leather-cased Claudet daguerrotype is dateable to c.1843-8.
On the gilt or brass frame a name is stamped: 'I.GUY'. I haven't found anything online to explain this, but I am assuming that this may refer to the frame maker?
Have any
Read more…Dear Colleagues I should like to know what holdings there are in British public collections. I am aware of the V&A holdings but not of others. Many thanks - Mark Haworth-Booth
Read more…Does anyone know if any copies of the catalogue of the 1893 Photographic Salon exhibition survive, and if so, what libraries hold them?
Many thanks
Giles Hudson
Read more…Four boxes each containing about 10 stereo images of the Palace of Versailles and Fontainbleau have long been in our family. The printing on the boxes is in French, and inside each box is a small label that says 'Toutes ces vues sont tirees sure Plaq
Read more…Hi, I have a colleague who is studying botanical exploration in Latin America and particularly the work of Everard im Thurn, a British author/explorer/botanist/anthropologist, and it would appear photographer - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everar
Read more…I am blogging about how London's buildings have changed since the 1870s, using photos taken this summer to compare with those taken by Henry Dixon. I'd welcome your comments http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/pointsofview/london-then-and-now/ You
Read more…Hello all......(again) The late Dorothy Wilding is (or rather was) Britain's most famous female photographer. In fact she was the first woman to be awarded a Royal Warrant to be the official photographer to a King & Queen at their coronation, and on
Read more…Hello, I'm looking for a SV from William England called "The Glacier of Rhône - Switzerland" Thank's to help me.....
Read more…Hi to everyone i am researching the history of the above factory one of Birminghams giants amongst many. Can anyone point me in the right direction regarding photographs collections etc, Thankyou.
Read more…As some members know, I am curating an exhibition in honour of Camille Silvy (1834-1910). It will be held in 2010 to mark the centenary of Silvy's death. The exhibition will be produced by Jeu de Paume, Paris, and will travel to the National Portrait
Read more…Hi All, Can anyone date the mount of this unusual cabinet image - it is not a style I have seen before. And if there is anyone out there who could throw some light on the cars, that would be a real bonus! The cabinet print was discovered in Scotland
Read more…Here's a platinum print of the botanist Harry Marshall Ward, Cambridge Professor credited with revolutionizing the study of Botany in Great Britain. He's the subject of a recent (2005) biography, Harry Marshall Ward and the Fungal Thread of Death. T
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