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'm being driven mad by what may be a false memory.
I'm sure I can remember reading about a photographer who advocated a concave mirror based camera for portraits. I think this was in the period pre petzval or about that time. Were they produced co
Back in 2019 I started a Wikipedia article on the magazine Camerawork (1976–1985), a British bi-monthly photography magazine promoting humanist, socialist and activist photography.
Not much content has been added since, and I wonder would a generou
I am looking for photographs taken by Richard Stanley Freeman (1834 – 1923). He was a photographer based in Kensington and later Hammersmith. Has anyone come across any in private or public collections? Please let me know.
Considered one of the most important photo historians of the 20th century, Peter E. Palmquist (1936 - 2003) had a keen interest in the photography of the American West, California, and Humboldt County before 1950, and the history of wome
Hello, this handsome gentleman, photographed by Eliott & Fry, refuses to reveal himself. Does anybody have an idea of his identity? Thank you in advance for your help. Kindest regards, Christophe Blatt, lightmotif-vintage.
I've come across a few photographs that were taken inside Ilford Mobberley Factory in the 1930s. Unfortunately the photographs aren't captioned and I can't say for certain what some of the factory workers are doing. Any insight would be hugely
I'm looking for information about a photographer called Cyril M. Bernard (see attached stamp), so I can contact him, or the current rights holder of this photo, to ask for permission to reproduce it (I'm a historian currently preparing a book
I am seeking information about a photographer Frederick Dew (born 3 July 1874) who is recorded at 29 Park Road, Wigan, Lancashire in 1939. Also living with him was his wife, Sarah (domestic duties) and a 'photographic assistant', Gladys Leyland or Ch
I am interested in the types of photographic plate products made available from British manufacturers in Japan at around 1914. I am particularly interested in Ordinary, Photo-mechanical and Process plate availability.
I have recently resurrected a project I was doing on Alvin Langdon Coburn and have found his grave in Rhos on Sea in North Wales were he lived and died in the 19660s.
His grave is rather a mess to say the least and I would like to get it restored or
For one of my current research projects, I am interested in stereoviews of paintings (not stereoviews inspired by or that attempt to recreate paintings such as those included in Pellerin and May's Poor Man's Picture Gallery). If you know of any exam
I've just picked up yet another camera, a whole-plate from late 19th or early 20th century. There are no markings and it is similar to many whole and half plate cameras of the period.
The bellows appear in remarkably good condition. I'm trying to wo
I have recently acquired a glass plate negative by W E Debenham (Regent St London & Massingham House, Haverstock Hill).to add to my collection of Debenham photos The plate show the photographer and address details at the bottom.