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Publication: Newbury through the Stereoscope

My new photo history book "Newbury through the Stereoscope" tells the story of the photographers who photographed my hometown of Newbury in 3D between about 1860 and 1905.  From the earliest commercial photographer to a Primitive Methodist minister who was an avid amateur. The book is a now and then style book which uses 3D anaglyphs to enable 3D viewing with the…See More
Sep 22, 2022
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Ian Wallace commented on Ian Wallace's blog post Research: Stereo cards of Newbury in West Berkshire
"Thanks Michael.  No, I hadn't thought of looking there for a sales list but that's a good idea.  I'm not just looking for ET Brooks, but any cards, these could include amateurs and I'm currently aware of one notable…"
Dec 13, 2021
Michael Pritchard commented on Ian Wallace's blog post Research: Stereo cards of Newbury in West Berkshire
"Hi, Ian. You've probably checked but plenty of references to E T Brooks in the British Newspaper Archive from the Berkshire Chronicle:…"
Dec 13, 2021
Ian Wallace commented on Ian Wallace's blog post Research: Stereo cards of Newbury in West Berkshire
"Since making this request it has quickly turned up one other card in ET Brooks series.  Features in the photographs suggest the are from the early to mid 1860s.  I look forward to hearing from anyone else who has Newbury cards! "
Dec 13, 2021
Ian Wallace posted a blog post

Research: Stereo cards of Newbury in West Berkshire

Do you have any stereo cards of scenes in or around Newbury (Berkshire, UK)? This is a request for your help with some research I'm doing.Below is a nice example of a card by the professional Newbury Photographer E T Brooks. It was probably one of a short series of cards produced for sale to tourists. I would imagine it dates from the 1870s. This card shows the…See More
Dec 12, 2021
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Ian Wallace commented on Gilly Read FRPS's blog post Information request: Carte-de-visite from Barnsley
"This looks like a photographer who saw how GW Wilson had success with local Personalities groups.  GWW's first was about 1856-7 after which he produced a series of at least 9 similar images. GWW numbers the portrait images so there was a…"
May 25, 2021
Ian Wallace commented on Edward McCann's blog post Exhibition of G W Wilson carte-de-visite views, 1862-1900.
"For my penny's worth I would think it is possibly by Wilson assuming you can match all the images.  He had the experience of photo montages from his commercially very successful photographs of Aberdeen dignitaries in the later 1850s. …"
Dec 15, 2020
Ian Wallace commented on Edward McCann's blog post Exhibition of G W Wilson carte-de-visite views, 1862-1900.
"Hello Edward/Peter I think the other person who comes to mind as a comparison in this context is Francis Bedford.  Steven Evans shows a topographical CDV around 1860 on his Bedford timeline and notes that it is a cut down stereographic image…"
Nov 26, 2020
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Post Card published by Verlag von Hermann Wiechmann featuring a beautiful reproduction from the work of Theo and Oskar Hofmeister circa 1920
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Publication: Newbury through the Stereoscope

My new photo history book "Newbury through the Stereoscope" tells the story of the photographers who photographed my hometown of Newbury in 3D between about 1860 and 1905.  From the earliest commercial photographer to a Primitive Methodist minister who was an avid amateur.



The book is a now and then style book which uses 3D anaglyphs to enable 3D…

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Posted on September 22, 2022 at 14:00 — 1 Comment

Research: Stereo cards of Newbury in West Berkshire

Do you have any stereo cards of scenes in or around Newbury (Berkshire, UK)? This is a request for your help with some research I'm doing.

Below is a nice example of a card by the professional Newbury Photographer E T Brooks. It was probably one of a short series of cards produced for sale to tourists. I would imagine it dates from the 1870s. This card…

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Posted on December 11, 2021 at 22:00 — 3 Comments

Publication: 'On a Hill Road' is now published

The book is a 'Now and Then' book which explores the 3D stereo archive of keen Scottish amateur photographer Andrew Milne who travelled Scotland with his Stereo Victo camera between 1902 and 1905.  Although an amateur, Andrew's image stand up well against many of the commercial images of Scotland made by more famous names.

There is a launch talk with 3D images on the…

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Posted on October 1, 2018 at 22:00

RPS Historical Group Recreating the Past

I thought it might cause some amusement to post this picture from an the event held last weekend in Bath by the RPS Historical Group.

My picture touches four periods of photography: The sitter is David Burder, Daguerreotype aficionado, being photographed by Dr Guy Brown using a freshly made collodion wet plate in the camera while being captured on a digital camera by…

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Posted on July 13, 2013 at 21:00 — 4 Comments

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At 15:59 on July 9, 2014, Edward McCann said…

Greetings again from Montreal, Ian -- thought I'd correct my mistake -- Helen's Island should , of course, read Ellen's Island. In fact were I'm sending this from The Atwater Library { I'm volunteer curator here of historical collections } and the volunteer in our computer room is a woman from Scotland named Ellen.

Regards, Ed

At 21:22 on July 7, 2014, Edward McCann said…

Thanks for your follow-up,Ian. Mr Wilson, I agree, is underrated.

Landscapes never much interested me -- Alex Henderson of Montreal was an exception -- until I saw a stereo of Helen's Island by GWW -- the composition made yours truly a believer in poetic landscapes. Best, Ed

At 9:46 on March 14, 2010, Ian Wallace said…
I've life long interest in photography and am currently working on a book featuring a collection of stereo photographs from around 1902.
 
 
 

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London Photograph Diary

Victoria and Albert Museum's photography collection

National Science and Media Museum

RPS Journal 1853-2012 online and searchable

Photographic History Research Centre, Leicester

Birkbeck History and Theory of Photography Research Centre

William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

British Photography. The Hyman Collection

The Press Photo History Project Mapping the photo agencies and photographers of Fleet Street and the UK

The correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot

Historic England Archive

Martin Parr Foundation

UAL Photography and Photography and the Archive Research Centre

Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group

www.londonstereo.com London Stereoscopic Company / T. R. Williams

www.earlyphotography.co.uk British camera makers and companies

Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock.

National Portrait Gallery, London

http://www.freewebs.com/jb3d/
Alfred Seaman and the Photographic Convention

Frederick Scott Archer

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