Genre: Architectural Photography View of the front of a half-timbered house, with a wooden sign announcing it to be Shakespeare's birthplace. Three children are seated on the front doorstep. Accoriding to a source in the Smithsonian Institute, the photographer was a Mr Stanton of Warwick. Chemi...
[Forbury Hill, Reading.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Genre: Architectural Photography A winter scene showing three bare treesoutlined against the sky, with the belltower of St James' Church just visible in the distance. Chemistry float-applied on paper 88 x 111 mm. A somewhat faded print. The location is identified in the second copy of this prin...
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'I. HW./ Harold White' [Image intensified by Harold White]. Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a man sitting next to a table, which has an exceptionally small man standing on it. It is possibly the entertainer Charles Stratton (General Tom Thumb), if so, i...
Genre: Portrait Photography Carte de visite showing bearded man seated against cloth covered table; he wears opened three-quarter length coat and monocle hangs from neck. Carte size 108 x 64 mm.
[Madame Bienmüller.] Photographer: Bienmüller, Wilhelm
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'from M. Bienmüller of Avignon/ Feb/51'. Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the photographer's wife, seated and resting her elbow on a table. Photograph included with letter from Bienmüller, trying to sell his improved techniques to paper negatives. Paper ...
Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 655 and 656) of this subject, a man leaning against left side of entrance which has crenelated battlements and carved arch with shell-shaped niches on either side. Previously photograph has been attributed to T.D. Eaton or S. Buckle. Pr...
Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 655 and 656) of this subject, a man leaning against left side of entrance which has crenelated battlements and carved arch with shell-shaped niches on either side. Previously photograph has been attributed to: T.D. Eaton or S. Buckle. C...
Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 657 and 658) of this subject, a man seated against right side of entrance which has crenelated battlements and carved arch with shell-shaped niches on either side. Chemistry float-applied on paper 235 x 192 mm. Previously photograph has...
Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 657 and 658) of this subject, a man seated against right side of entrance which has crenelated battlements and carved arch with shell-shaped niches on either side. Chemistry float-applied on paper 187 x 165 mm. Previously photograph has...
[Upper Story of Water Tower, Lacock.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the extreme northern end of the east façade of Lacock Abbey, showing a tiered roof rising above a row of trees, the sky has been white washed. On the reverse of the card a label of 'The Watford Engraving Co' gives details for reproduction. Photograph att...