Chiswick Auctions are currently seeking keen and enthusiastic interns for the Photographica department. The positions would suit those with a passion for the art world, who are graduates or currently studying History of Art, Photography, other releva
I'm seeking some advice around terminology. I've come across a few 35mm colour slide transparencies sandwiched between two pieces of glass and taped - from the 1950s. Has anybody seen anything like this before, and if so - would you call them
I have come across a lens by Gasc & Charconnet it is an ordinary Petzval design with the addition of a third lens placed between the other two. The extra lens is a cemented achromat. The third lens and the front element are both mounted in a tube whi
At the Photographica 2022 event, which took place in London yesterday, 22 May, I noticed on one of the dealers’ tables a collection of around 100 old letters/letterheads from photographic companies and the like. The letters were in transparent plasti
The longest text item by far in "Spirit of America, V134" is "All the Best," my complete history of Britain's Picture Post mag (see attachments), which I recently revised, updated, & fine-tuned ca. May 2020, after writing its 1st draft in 1993. PP wa
I'm writing an essay about early American photography boats (floating galleries, studios, etc.). The earliest I have been able to document in this country is 1847. I'm wondering if anyone is aware of earlier boats in Britain or Europe. I'm hoping to
Does anyone know of the existence of a portrait of daguerreotypist
William Edward Kilburn, or for that matter any of his brother Douglas
Thomas Kilburn who worked in Australia other than the one taken by J.
W. Beattie?
I’m working on a topic about an austrian engineer Alexander Wienerberger, who made photos of the Great Famine In Ukraine (Holodomor) in Kharkiv in 1933. According to an estimate, up to 4 million Ukrainians died as a result of the famine. Wienerberger
John Spiller was appointed as the photographer at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich in 1861, he is credited with setting up the photographic department in the Royal Laboratories at that time.
My Great-grand father, Charles Dibblin, worked in those labora
In 1862 Edward Sonstadt, a British chemist, experimented with Magnesium for photographic lighting. I am writing an article on Sonstadt. Unfortunately I could not find any photo of Sonstadt. I will be glad if someone can help me to find his photo.
Hello, I am trying to find collections of Stone's photography, specifically from Puerto De La Cruz, Tenerife. My interest are the photographs taken in the streets of the town. Any help would be much appreciated. Many thanks, José
She has a large collection of slides taken by her father Hugh Shaw, who set up his Floracolour photographic business in the mid 20th century. The slides consist of images of gardens and houses in the UK an
Hello all, I wonder if anyone can help me I D the manufacturer of a shutter I have. The best clue is the maker's trade mark, an anchor with W K stamped on it. I have attached some photos any help would be appreciated.
I am looking for information on James Fleming Cannon, photographer, poet and banker, born in Whithorn, Wigtownshire (1844-1914). Very few photographs are known and the ones here are with the Whithorn Trust. They show the Priory Church (built 1822) an
The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) is pleased to announce Photomechanical Prints: History, Technology, Aesthetics, and Use. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. the week of October 30th – November 3rd, 2023, and will consi
I'm on the hunt for pictures taken by a photographer called George Fisher who ran an agency called Associated Photo Services in Liverpool throughout the 1940s-60s. He did a lot of press and commercial photography. If anyone thinks they might have any