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Call Number: |
PH-00898 |
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Collection Name: |
[Oblong Brown Album: containing cartes from the 1860s of famous personalities] |
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No. of Items: |
99 photographs in 1 bound volume |
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Span Dates: |
circa 1858-1873, bulk circa 1864 |
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Description: |
Photographic album titled [Oblong Brown Album: containing cartes from the 1860s of famous personalities], containing 99 albumen cartes-de-visite which date to circa 1864. The album is covered with brown tooled morocco leather, and it was originally closed with two gilt clasps. Inside the front album cover is a label on which is written: “C. E. Clifford, / 30, Piccadilly, / London.”. The cartes are portraits of English royalty and nobility, prominent men and women of the day, and famous personalities in politics, the arts, the sciences, and the church. Notable sitters include Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Florence Nightingale, and, William Makepeace Thackeray. Photographers whose work is represented include: Bennett Photographers (4); E. Bracher (5); Richard Burton (1); Caldesi, Blanford & Co. (12); Disderi & Cie. (5); F. C. Earl (1); James Fisher (1); Heath & Beau (1); H. Hering (4); Hills & Saunders (11); F. Joubert (2); William Edward Kilburn (5); Lejeune (1); London School of Photography (1); London Stereoscopic Co. (1); McLean & Haes (1); McLean, Melhuish & Haes (1); W. H. Mason (1); Maull & Polyblank (3); John Jabez Edwin Mayall (5); John Moffat (1); Pierre Petit (1); S. E. Poulton (2); Robert H. Mason & Co. (1); Camille Silvy (9); Southwell (8); Thos. Shrimpton & Son (1); John & Charles Watkins (2); and H. J. Whitlock (1). The remaining 7 photographs are by unidentified photographers. The photographs date between circa 1858 and 1873, the bulk of which date to circa 1864. |
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Location(s): |
f TR 655.11 C528 HRC-P (964:0462:0001-0099) |
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