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Call Number: |
PH-00903 |
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Collection Name: |
[]Carte-de-visite album with music box |
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No. of Items: |
67 photographs in 1 album |
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Span Dates: |
circa 1865 |
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Description: |
Photograph album with musical box containing 67 photographs (cartes-de-visite), three of which are hand-tinted, and dating to circa 1865. The photographs are portraits of prominent Victorian political, literary and stage personalities, as well as family members. According to Helmut Gernsheim, the music box would begin to play four variations of a French melody when the album was opened. Identified photographers represented in the album, followed by the number of works in parentheses, are: Barrard (1); Herbert Rose Barraud (British, 1845-1896) (1); Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877) (1); Caldesi, Blanford & Co. (British, active 1860s-1870s). (1); Florentin Charnaux (Swiss, 1819-1883) (1); Daubray, H. (1); Desmaisons, E. (1); Disdéri (3); Dolibo, L. (1); Downey, William & Daniel (1); Edis, Walter (2); Elliot & Fry (1); Fetzer, J. (2); Gottheil, E. (1); Heath, Vernon (1); Hills & Saunders (1); Lombardi (1); London Stereoscopic Co. (2); Magill, J. (1); Maujean (1); Maull & Polyblank (1); Mayall (3); Mullins, Henry (1); Mulnier, Ferdinand J. (1); Newcombe, C. T. (1) ; Robinson, H. P. (1) ; Ross & Pringle (1); Silvy, C. (1); Southwell Brothers (1); Surrey Photo Co. (1); Treble, F. (1); Unidentified (15); Watkins, John & Charles (1); Weeks, T. (1); Williams, R. Tudor (1); Williams, T.R. (2); Window & Pierce (2); and Léonard Hubert Zeyen (Belgian, 1840-1907) (1). |
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Location(s): |
f TR 655.11 C527 HRC-P (964:0467:0001-0067) |
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See Also: |
J. E. (John Jabez Edwin) Mayall Photography Collection |
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