'The Collodion Chemist of Hertford'
I first began researching the life and work of Frederick Scott Archer in 2005, whilst writing my ‘magnum opus’ on the history of astronomical photography, ‘Catchers of the Light’- a work which took 7 years to comple
Read more…West Drayton, Station Road, The Six Bells
Buildings to the south of The Six Bells were demolished in the 1960s. The semi detached villa just south of The Six Bells and clearly visible in this photo was 'De Burgh Villas' 109 & 107 Station Road when dem
Read more…I am looking for six photographs (collodions) exhibited by Joseph Hogarth(1801-1879) at the Ninth Photographic Society (London):
Exhibition of Photographs and Dagurerreotypes at the Gallery of the Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street, Pall Mall
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I am seeking paper ephemera, images of plate boxes, or information on identified plates for the following dry collodion plate manufacturers.
The Tannin Dry Plate Co.
The Liverpool Dry Plate Co.
The Uranium Dry Plate Co.
The Patent Dry Collo
Read more…Hello. I am new here and I do not know a lot about photography, but I am hoping that someone can answer a question that has been puzzling me.
My great-grandfather was a missionary and sailed off to the South Pacific in 1842, not returning until 1860,
Read more…When I checked one of the stereo cards in my collection with Google Lens, I learned that it was the oldest picture in the Phototheque, the image library of the Luxemburg city. The photograph most probably had been made from the railway viaduct Pulver
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Hoping someone out there might have some basic biographical info on photographer W.F. Davidson, active during the 1970s and 1980s, mostly doing landscape photography.
He was the photographer for the "Country Life" picture book series th
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I'm doing research into the 1930's photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer and her collaboration with the poet Brian Howard and am reaching out in hope someone, on here, may be able to assist further.
Ker-Seymer has mentioned that during their collaborat
Read more…I refer to the book Views of British North Borneo, with a Brief history of the Colony published in 1899. Some of the photographs were taken by G W Johnstone, who was also a medical officer in the employment of the Chartered Company. However, many of
Read more…My interest is in the History of Photography in North Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia). There is a small series of printed picture postcards PPPCs dated to 1906 with views of the towns of Kudat and Labuan taken by the photographer F & K Chinn. However, there
Read more…I am currently doing a study of this publication. It first appeared in 1895 and continued until the 1982. It charts the advancement of the reproduction of photography in print, often known as photomechanical work. My interest is in the evolution of p
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"The first published article on photography "An Account of a method of copying Paintings upon Glass, and of making Profiles, by the agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver. Invented by T. Wedgwood, ESQ. With Observations by H. Davy" was published in
Read more…Thanks to BPH I have discovered more about the role of Kodak's Education Service to add to my personal experiences of being mentored by Dennis Kemp 1923-1990 Kodak Education Officer mountaineering and caving photographer. Please make contact if you
Read more…Recently a photograph by the British photographer H.F. Davis titled "The Flood" came into my possession. I have been unable to find any biographical information about him. I have only found the following information:
"This is an offbeat period piece,
Read more…Does anyone have infornation on Joe Davis and Walden Hammond, both of whom took commercial photographs of British dancers in the 1920s?
I am trying to establish copyright for a publication on a New Zealand dancer.
Read more…Hello everyone, I came by this camera. Sydney Rankin Heap's camera, the complete set that was custom-made specially for him by Billcliff Camera Maker company in Manchester, in 1890s (Royalty) the original tripod, 3 film magazines and the camera itsel
Read more…I have a Derbyshire-based topographical collection but have been approached by an older lady wanting to pass on about 60-odd portrait shots - carte de visites, cabinet cards and postcards - which she wants to pass on to a suitable collection. They ar
Read more…I am copying/digitising some old family photographs taken by my late father-in-law. Some of these are glass plate negatives shot in the 1950s and feature sailing on the Thames? My father-in-law was not a photographer as such in that he took photograp
Read more…I have a small - but growing! - collection of vintage photographs which are all kept in individual, 'proper', transparent archive grade sleeves.
Whilst these are great for helping preserve the photographs, I would like to keep them in an album for eas
Read more…I am trying to find out more about this splendid set of London scenes & views from photographs taken by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company (LS & P Co) and retailed by W. W. Rouch.
They are prints of some sort - not photographs - but what
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