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.

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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Thursday, January 22, 2015

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.

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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