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Talbot Photo 2(667)
- Record Id:
- 041-003304437
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-003303770
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035610916.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100133186913.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Photo 2(667)
- Title:
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[Merchants' Exchange Building, Philadelphia.] Photographer: Langenheim and Co, W & F
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
One of three copies (prints 667-669) of this subject, a view of the circular section of the Greek Revival style building with horse-drawn carriages outside, just visible at right is the First Bank of the United States. Image taken through a round border 164 x 121 mm. In letters sent by Frederick Langenheim, he mentions sending a shipment of photographs in 1849, to which this may belong. During this time, the brothers were experimenting with glass negatives.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Talbot Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003303408
040-003303770
041-003304437 - Is part of:
- Talbot Photo : Talbot Collection
Talbot Photo 2 : Talbot Collection: Prints. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Talbot Photo 2(667) : [Merchants' Exchange Building, Philadelphia.] Photographer: Langenheim and Co, W & F - Hierarchy:
- 032-003303408[0003]/040-003303770[0667]/041-003304437
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Talbot Photo
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100133186913.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Photograph
Photographic Print
Salted Paper Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1848
- End Date:
- 1851
- Date Range:
- 1848-1851
- Era:
- CE
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- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 94 mm x 94 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- NT01327
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known