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An evening at the camera clubA practical demonstration of the developments in photography. An illustration of an evening at the camera club. (undated)
War photography - two soldiers with camera-carrying rocketA rocket used to propel a camera to 2600 feet to capture an ariel image. Two soldiers are pictured here about to load the rocket into its framework before it is positioned ready to fire
Fairy stories by photography; Grimms stories illustratedThe little brother and sister: the little sister placing her golden garter round her brothers neck. Grimms fairy stories told with photographs and illustrations. From the Christmas Number 1907
The art of war photography, fixing the negative at camp at tProcessing a photograph taken by Mr Burke, war photographer, during the Afghan War
Ensign photography advertisementAn advertisement for Ensign photography manufacturers
Survivors in a Lifeboat, 1918Photograph showing the survivors of a passenger ship, sunk by German submarine action, adrift at sea in a small lifeboat during the First World War
Aerial Photograph of UrAir photography revealing the city of Ur. The capital city of Mesopotamia, established around 2100 B.C was most famously excavated by Mr Leonard Wooley
A ships photographer coping with the stormsPhotography in treacherous conditions; a ships photographer recording conditions on board
Photo-MicrographiccameraTylers photo-micrographic camera, for photographing microscopic subjects
Muybridge - Jumpingeight shots of a man jumping
Four Butcher CamerasFour folding cameras from the British Butcher company
Muybridge - High JumpTwo sequences of an athlete high-jumping
Bubbles PhotoThe Photographer imitates the Artist : the actress Gabrielle Ray poses as the model for Millais painting Bubbles
Photographic Soiree 1853SOIREE OF PHOTOGRAPHERS in the Great Room of the Society of Arts, London
Chez Elle / Woman / Lake / 31By the 1930s, every tourist carries a camera, even if she doesn t have a handbag - like this lady on a steamer on Lake Geneva who any moment now will snap le chateau de Chillon
Police PhotographyPolice photographers at work at New Scotland Yard photographing evidence. Metropolitan Police
Photographic DepartmentNew Scotland Yard photographic department Metropolitan Police
Invitation by Madame YevondeA photograph originally seen at the International Exhibition of Professional Photography, held at the Princes Galleries in 1925 to mark the centenary of photography
Taking Photo of FriendsA group of young people pose on a fallen tree to have their photograph taken by their friend.. who is in turn photographed!
Photographic Sitting1882A gentleman sitting on a red chair having his photograph taken
Cumbersome CameraA smart gent in a suit adjusts the lense of his huge camera, with its enormous flash bulb!
Woman with her CameraA portly middle-aged woman with her camera in the street, possibly looking around for something to photograph
Muybridge / Woman & ChildA woman picking up a child
Ilford Photographic 1929Advertisement for Ilford Panchromatic Plates of various film speeds, and colour filters
Photography, ImperialAdvertisement for Imperial panchromatic photographic plates. " Supreme in dependability and general excellence"
Anon Spirit PhotoWhen this young man is photographed, the image of his lost true love manifests to comfort him in this world and tell him she hopes to meet him in the next
Moss Photographs H PriceA spirit photograph of Harry Price taken by George Moss who subsequently confessed to creating fake pictures (such as this one)
Psi Photo Marriott - 1William Marriott prepares his model for a fake spirit photo
Psi Photo Marriott - 2Materials used by William Marriott in his professedly fake spirit photos
Hope - PriceSpirit photo of Houdini and spirits, a confessed fake by William Hope
Vearncombe Spirit PhotoImage from a glass lantern slide used by Harry Price for illustrating talks featuring British spirit photographer M J Vearncombe
Camera Accessories / 1884A selection of low-cost accessories, including filters, chemicals, zinc & porcelain bowls, funnels and paper
TED SERIOS American thought photographer, holding the gizmo - the device he used to make his pictures
Spirit Photo - BuguetReverse of a carte-de-visite spirit photograph by Edouard Buguet
Spirit Photo GlendinningA female spirit is photographed in full length, at Glasgow, in front of two sitters, with Scottish medium David Duguid providing the psychic energy required
Eastman Camera / 1887A rendition of the first Kodak camera, developed by George Eastman
Kirlian ScorpionA SCORPION
Holiday SnapsA woman with short dark hair, wearing a stripy dress, taking holiday snaps on the coast of Majorca
Houdini and MartinHoudini, with spirit photographer Alexander Martin
Itinerant photographer in countryAn itinerant photographer snaps a country mother and child
Triple Image PhotoPhotograph by an unknown photographer, showing a sitter, perhaps with her parents on the Other Side
Houdini Fake PhotoHoudinis amazingly unconvincing photograph of himself with Abraham Lincoln
Stereoscopic Viewer 19CA stereoscopic viewer, with a stereoscopic card in place
Seaside SnapA young mother takes a holiday snap of her children who are engrossed in the stories of an old fisherman, although the boy looks a little scornful!
Muybridge - Dog Gallop 2Dog (mastiff) galloping - one stride photographed synchronously from two points of view
Muybridge - Dog Trot 2Dog (mastiff) trotting : an irregular stride
Muybridge - Dog TrotDog (mastiff) trotting : One stride, photographed synchronously from two points of view