Genre: Portrait Photography Posed photograph of a carpenter's workshop with a man sawing a plank of wood, whilst a boy kneels to hold it still. Paper trimmed to size of image. For a discussion of this image, see text by Larry J. Schaaf in, ‘Sun Pictures. Catalogue Three' (Hans P. Kraus, Jr. In...
[Snow scene.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Inscribed in ink on verso: '183'. Group of snow-covered trees. Paper tabs along two edges of the paper. A print from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2 (242). Image size 219 x 167 mm.
Gate Tower, Worcester. Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Quality rating 'c'. Inscribed in ink on verso: '152. Gate Tower. Worcester'. Genre: Architectural Photography View of the approach to Edgar Tower with a man leaning against the side of a building in the foreground. Image size 107 x 86 mm, paper tabs on verso.
[Basset Down House.] Photographer: Story-Maskeyne, Nevil
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Genre: Architectural Photography View taken from a slight incline and looking down onto the path leading to the house, which is mostly hidden by hedges and trees. The trunk of a young deciduous tree dominates the foreground. Trimmed negative.
[Basset Down House.] Photographer: Story-Maskeyne, Nevil
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Genre: Architectural Photography Taken from the garden, it shows a slightly oblique view of one of the sides of the building surrounded by several deciduous trees. Trimmed negative with clipped corners, the bottom two have slight chemical staining.
[The Cloisters with bust of Patroclus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: 'Aug. 23, 1840'. A photogenic camera negative that has left no discernible image. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
[Daguerreotype of All Souls' Church, Langham Place, London.] Photographer: Sainte Croix
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Genre: Architectural Photography View taken from an elevated vantage point, looking across Regent Street, with All Souls Church towards the right. Whole plate daguerreotype contained in a passe partout frame, with an elliptical opening, overall dimensions: 292 x 243 mm. In a letter from Henry T...
[Portrait of a Man Reading.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a man in three-quarter profile, he reads from a book rest, on which he rests is elbow and has his hand at his temple. Trimmed negative with clipped corners.
[Scientific instruments made by J. Newman.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: Invented by T. Rolands Esqr/ and Manufactured by/ J. Newman, 122 Regent St, London. View looking down onto a table top with an arrangement of scientific equipment laid out; the apparatus consists of a metal pole with four branches onto which small glass bottles ...
[Sculpture of Standing Figure.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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A leucotype of a faint image of a sculpture of a standing figure leaning against a plinth, possibly the same figure that appears in Talbot Photo 14 (11). This print is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.