I’m researching the photographic paper making company M S Berger and Co who were in Hampstead from the late 1890s until the early 1900s and from 1910, an involvement with the British PhotoPaper Company. Any thoughts on where to search for information
Read more…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
Read more…Can anyone let me know , or point me in the right direction for , how the process of censorship worked during WW1 and WW2 for photographs?
thanks,
John
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
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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
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I'm a new member. My name is Kathleen McLaughlin and I've been teaching photography for over 20 years. I teach in the darkroom, as well as the history of photography.
I'll be visiting England soon and am looking for suggestions on what to
Read more…I recently acquired a daguerrian era correcting prism. I made a felt adapter and it fits on my c.1850s American Chamfered daguerreotype camera's lens hood. Although conceptually easy to understand, I am interesting in learning detailed information ab
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I wonder whether anyone could help me better understand this image, from the Horner Collection, Settle (Museum of North Craven Life).
The subject is a Yorkshire photographer, Michael Horner, at work in the field probably mid 1860s, with what
Read more…For over a year now I have been searching for the retired glamour photographer Mr John Kelly who was married to the model Vivien Neves, he made his name photographing celebrities and then on being one of the first photographers to have a studio dedic
Read more…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.
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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
From 1841 to 1855 Regent Street appears to have been the go to destination for many of the early Victorian photographers.
Richard Beard opened what appears to have been the 1st professional photography studio at the Polytechnic in 1841. Kilburn's stu
Read more…I am posting this on behalf of Carole Lyon.
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
Read more…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
Read more…Which historical photograph would you most liked to have taken?
If you could have photographed any event in history, what would it be?
I'm working on a project to demonstrate the history of photography and I would be interested to know which events i
Read more…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
I am researching my local area's history- Red Lion st. Aylsham in deepest, darkest, northest Norfolk. According to Kelly's 1908 Norfolk Directory , May Bone had a studio on Red Lion street that she attended on Saturdays.. Unfortunately our forebears
Read more…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.
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