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Showing posts with label british. Show all posts
Showing posts with label british. Show all posts
Saturday, January 19, 2019
"William Duncan Late in Life, Exhibiting to Friends For Photographing the Canvas, Hammock, Clock, Water Bottle, and Accordion Used By Him On His Voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1856-57."
"William Duncan late in life, exhibiting to friends for photographing the canvas, hammock, clock, water bottle, and accordion used by him on his voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1856-57." Duncan was a British missionary who founded the Tsimshian communities of Metlakatla, British Columbia, and Metlakatla, Alaska. Taken by Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, c. 1916-1917.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
William Duncan's Wikipedia entry.
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tsimshian,
william duncan
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
"The Death of Chatterton." Hand-Colored Animated Stereoview Based on the Painting by Henry Wallis (1859)
"The Death of Chatterton." Hand-colored animated stereoview based on the painting by Henry Wallis, 1859. The scene depicts the suicide of 18th century poet Thomas Chatterton. By James Robinson.
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stereoview,
suicide
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
"Hearts are Trumps." Hand-Colored Animated Stereoscopic Scene of Three Women Playing Cards (1866)
"Hearts are Trumps." Hand-colored animated stereoscopic scene of three women playing cards, 1866. By Michael Burr.
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More information.
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1860's,
1860's fashion,
1866,
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hand-tinted,
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michael burr,
playing cards,
posing,
staged,
stereograph,
stereoscopic,
stereoview,
wigglegram,
women
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Self-Portrait of Antoine Claudet With His Son (1856)
Animated stereoscopic daguerreotype self-portrait of Antoine Claudet (right) posing with his son, Francis, and his focimeter (lensmeter) invention, c. 1856. By Antoine Claudet.
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Animated Stereoscopic Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman Painting
Animated stereoscopic hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of a woman painting, c. 1850's. By Chappuis.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Animated Hand-Colored Stereoview of People Dining in Cupid's Restaurant
Hand-colored staged scene of people dining in Cupid's Restaurant, late 1850's. By the London Stereoscopic Company. Animated stereoview.
Source.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Animated Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Portrait of a Man Weaving a Basket (1855)
Animated stereoscopic daguerreotype portrait of a man weaving a basket, c. 1855. By Joseph Amadio.
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
View of a Street in London With St. Paul's Cathedral in the Background
View of a street in London with St Paul's Cathedral in the background. By Underwood & Underwood. Animated stereoview.
Source.
Monday, October 20, 2014
View of Displays and Visitors in the Interior of the 1862 International Exhibition
View of displays and visitors in the interior of the 1862 International Exhibition, also known as the Great London Exposition, a world's fair held in South Kensington, London, 1862. Published by the London Stereoscopic Company. Animated stereoview.
Source.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Time-lapse Calotype Photographs of Henry Cockburn, His Family, and David Octavius Hill at Bonaly Tower
Time-lapse calotype photographs of Henry Cockburn, his family, and David Octavius Hill at Bonaly Tower in Edinburgh, Scotland, c. 1845. By David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson.
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
The Prince of Wales in Maine
The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, riding in a carriage (center right, looking at camera) with his entourage during his visit to the United States in Portland, Maine, 1860. The trip marked the first time a heir to the British throne step foot in North America. By George Stacy. Animated stereoview.
Source.
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stereoview,
top hats,
watching
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Highlanders Marching Through Boulogne
French civilians greeting soldiers of a Highlander regiment marching through Boulogne-sur-Mer, c. 1914. Animated stereoview.
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stereoscopic,
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street,
western front,
world war 1,
world war i,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Battle of Colenso Reenactment
A reenactment of the Battle of Colenso as seen from the Boer side during the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904. Animated stereoview.
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Battle of Tel el-Ful Mass Grave
British soldiers pose next to a mass grave for Ottoman soldiers killed during the Battle of Tel el-Ful, near Jerusalem, Palestine, 1917. Today the area is known as Gibeah. Animated stereoview.
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battle of jerusalem,
battle of tel el-ful,
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helmets,
highlanders,
jerusalem,
mass grave,
ottoman,
palestine,
stereograph,
stereoscopic,
stereoview
Monday, February 10, 2014
Church of the Nativity
French and British soldiers standing guard in front of the Church of the Nativity, Jerusalem, c. 1918. Animated stereoview.
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Source.
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world war 1,
world war i,
world war one,
ww1,
wwi
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