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"Colin Osman's book has photos taken underground by John Charles Burrow in Camborne, but unfortunately, none by Samuel Bourne."
"That's interesting. You would think stereo photos of India would have been popular. Perhaps there were some difficulties taking them under some of the conditions experienced in the mountains.
Some of Bourne's photos were available in cartes de…"
Some of Bourne's photos were available in cartes de…"
"Thank you Paul. Do you know of any stereo photos by Bourne?
I am aware that in his account of his Kashmir expedition in the British Journal of Photography, Bourne refers to Grubb's aplanatic lens and Dallmeyer's triplet lens and 12"X10" and 8"x 4…"
I am aware that in his account of his Kashmir expedition in the British Journal of Photography, Bourne refers to Grubb's aplanatic lens and Dallmeyer's triplet lens and 12"X10" and 8"x 4…"
"Another box of Samuel Bourne Lantern Slides. 'The Torquay series' including photos of Torquay, Babbacombe and Cockington and several photos of Killarney and Barmouth."
"Thanks Hugh. I met you at a seminar on 'India's Place in Photography's World' at the Science Museum a few years ago. I don't think that these lantern slides are early photographs. Pauline Heathcote mentioned that Bourne had taken photographs in the…"
"Thanks Brian. The only photographs in Nottm Central Library Local Studies Collection that I am aware of are those taken by Henri Louis Morel of Clifton Colliery. I will look out for Colin Osman's book."
Two years ago I began cataloguing photographs in the Nottingham Central Library Local Studies Archive. So far I have catalogued over 70 boxes of lantern slides most of which were 'photographer not known', but last week was rather exciting, a box of…
"Hi Michael,
I am curator of the Pauline Heathcote archive at Bromley House Library, Nottingham and my talk is very much based on Pauline's research and publications. It is for people interested in Local History rather than Photographic History and…"
I am curator of the Pauline Heathcote archive at Bromley House Library, Nottingham and my talk is very much based on Pauline's research and publications. It is for people interested in Local History rather than Photographic History and…"
I have been invited to give a talk to the Marsh Forum which is made up of local history groups in Nottingham and the county. My talk 'Pioneers of Photography' uses much of the research carried out by Pauline and Bernard Heathcote, of course, and…
While arranging a visit to the photographic archive of Central Library I discovered that they have a great many photographs which are not accessible because they have not been catalogued. There are not sufficient members of staff to catalogue them,…
