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Record Detail
Call Number: |
PH-00035 |
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Collection Name: |
John Shaw Smith Photography Collection |
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Creator: |
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No. of Items: |
194 photographs |
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Span Dates: |
1850-1852 |
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Description: |
The collection consists of 194 photographs by John Shaw Smith (Irish, 1811-1873). Included are 80 calotypes (negatives) and 39 salted paper prints (positives) by Smith, and 75 gelatin silver prints made in the 20th century by Helmut Gernsheim from many of Smith's original negatives. The subject matter is predominantly Egyptian ruins and views of Rome and Paris. Time period represented is 1850 to 1852. The photographs, by process, break down as follows. |
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Access Restrictions: |
Curatorial approval plus advance notice is required to view the light-sensitive materials in Boxes 1-14. To make an appointment, please contact Reading and Viewing Room staff. |
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Location(s): |
Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 1 (964:0078:0001-0009) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 2 (964:0078:0010-0017, 0019) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 3 (964:0078:0020-0028) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 4 (964:0078:0029-0037) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 5 (964:0078:0038-0046) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 6 (964:0078:0047-0055) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 10 (964:0078:0081-0089) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 11 (964:0078:0090-0098) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 12 (964:0078:0099-0107) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 7 (964:0078:0056-0064) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 8 (964:0078:0065-0066, 0068-0074) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 9 (964:0078:0075-0080) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 13 (964:0078:0108-0112, 0116-0119) Special permission required Smith, J.S., Box 14 (964:0078:0018, 0067, 0113-0115; 964:0079:0016) Smith, J.S., Box 15 (964:0079:0001-0015, 0017-0026) Smith, J.S., Box 16 (964:0079:0027-0051) Smith, J.S., Box 17 (964:0079:0052-0075) |
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