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Social Interest, India c.1870s-1900s

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Social Interest, India c.1870s-1900s

An extensive collection of approx. 200 mixed albumen prints, early silver prints, and snapshots, image sizes 6x6cm (smallest) to 18 x 38cm (largest), most mounted to period card, and captioned in unknown handwriting in ink lower margin. Photographers include G.S.N. Bros. and W.W. Hopper. Subjects include portraits of Indian and British people living in India, street scenes, and daily life activities, such as potters at work, water carriers, and the grain market in Jabalpur; street scenes in Calcutta, Bombay, Islamabad, among others; a fishing scene in Raipur; a Chovgan tournament; men at work in a cave, near Kushalgarh; Bathing ghats; a set of 10 snapshots depicting scenes of Snake charming; group portraits of school students, football team clubs; British Army soldiers stationing in India; military camps, Calcutta, among others.

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Social Interest, India c.1870s-1900s

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[Marine & Transport Interest] Union Castle Line Ships & Horse-Drawn Charabanc Negatives. 14 whole p: [Marine & Transport Interest] Union Castle Line Ships & Horse-Drawn Charabanc Negatives. 14 whole plate glass negatives in total. Comprising a goup of seven whole plate glass negatives showing

[Marine & Transport Interest] Union Castle Line Ships & Horse-Drawn Charabanc Negatives. 14 whole p

Pair of Oriental Panoramic Photographs. Hand coloured, locations unknown.: Pair of Oriental Panoramic Photographs. Hand coloured, locations unknown. One image 10 3/4" x 3 1/4", glazed and in an ornate pierced wooden, hanging frame, 13" x 5 1/2". The other, slightly

Pair of Oriental Panoramic Photographs. Hand coloured, locations unknown.

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Indian Interest 1870s-1910s: Indian Interest 1870s-1910s A collection of approx. 100 mixed albumen prints and early silver gelatin prints, image size 7 x 9.7cm x 12.2cm to 21.2 x 29cm, comprising two albumen prints by Samuel

Indian Interest 1870s-1910s

[EARLY AVIATION INTEREST] St Paul's Girls School (formerly Bishop's Court?), London, W6. Two Photog: [EARLY AVIATION INTEREST] St Paul's Girls School (formerly Bishop's Court?), London, W6. Two Photograph Albums 1919-1920. Comprising a small album 6" x 5" containing 21 interior and exterior

[EARLY AVIATION INTEREST] St Paul's Girls School (formerly Bishop's Court?), London, W6. Two Photog

European Interest 1870s-1900s: European Interest 1870s-1900s A large collection of mixed albumen prints and early silver gelatin prints, image size 8 x 5.5cm (smallest) to 28 x 23cm (largest), most pasted down recto/verso to

European Interest 1870s-1900s

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Uknown Photographer Alpine Views [Switzerland], c.1870s-1900s: Uknown Photographer Alpine Views [Switzerland], c.1870s-1900s A group of 4 carbon prints, image/sheet size 39 x 49cm (smallest) to 52cm x 42cm (largest), including a print depicting the Matterhorn,

Uknown Photographer Alpine Views [Switzerland], c.1870s-1900s

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A Collection of Stereocards, c.1890-1910: A Collection of Stereocards, c.1890-1910 An extensive collection of mixed-interest stereocards (approx. 250) by various publishers, including Underwood &Underwood, The Perfect Stereograph, and

A Collection of Stereocards, c.1890-1910

Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914) & others Italy, Austria, Germany, c.1880s-1890s: Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914) & others Italy, Austria, Germany, c.1880s-1890s A pair of matching oblong folios, in white morocco leather boards, with gilt titles 'Italia, 1888' and 'Italia', together

Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914) & others Italy, Austria, Germany, c.1880s-1890s

Antonio Nessi (1834-1907) and others European Views [Italy, Croatia, Greece], c.1880s-1900s: Antonio Nessi (1834-1907) and others European Views [Italy, Croatia, Greece], c.1880s-1900s A group of 46 mixed albumen prints, silver gelatin prints, and postcard prints, image sizes 14.5 x 9.5cm

Antonio Nessi (1834-1907) and others European Views [Italy, Croatia, Greece], c.1880s-1900s

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[VICTORIAN ROYALTY & CELEBRITY INTEREST] 1890 Book "The Cabinet Portrait Gallery". With Photographs: [VICTORIAN ROYALTY & CELEBRITY INTEREST] 1890 Book "The Cabinet Portrait Gallery". With Photographs by The W & D Downey Studio [Active 1860s to 1910s] With 36 mounted cabinet size portraits, each

[VICTORIAN ROYALTY & CELEBRITY INTEREST] 1890 Book "The Cabinet Portrait Gallery". With Photographs

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VICTORIAN ROYALTY & MILITARY INTEREST] W & D Downey [studio active 1860s to 1910s] Two Volumes of Th: VICTORIAN ROYALTY & MILITARY INTEREST] W & D Downey [studio active 1860s to 1910s] Two Volumes of The Cabinet Portrait Gallery published by Cassell & Company. One volume (volume number unknow)

VICTORIAN ROYALTY & MILITARY INTEREST] W & D Downey [studio active 1860s to 1910s] Two Volumes of Th

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Charles Marville (1816–1879) The Banks of the Rhine River, 1853: Charles Marville (1816–1879) The Banks of the Rhine River, 1853 Salted paper print, image size 25.5 x 36cm, inscribed, signed and dated in the negative, on original Blanquart-Evrard Editions,

Charles Marville (1816–1879) The Banks of the Rhine River, 1853

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[MILITARY INTEREST] A Mixed Group of Mostly Military Portraits. Including early 1870 named portraits: [MILITARY INTEREST] A Mixed Group of Mostly Military Portraits. Including early 1870 named portraits, WWI etc. A interesting selection with several removed from albums, or whole album pages, plus

[MILITARY INTEREST] A Mixed Group of Mostly Military Portraits. Including early 1870 named portraits

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Sir John Benjamin Stone (1838-1914) Constantinople, 1908: Sir John Benjamin Stone (1838-1914) Constantinople, 1908 A pair of early silver prints, each mounted to period card, image sizes 30 x 38.5cm, card sizes 40.5 x 50.5cm, signed, titled, and dated by

Sir John Benjamin Stone (1838-1914) Constantinople, 1908

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Francis Frith (1822-1898) Alps, Mountaineering, c.1890s: Francis Frith (1822-1898) Alps, Mountaineering, c.1890s Albumen prints (4), image/sheet sizes from 130 x 260mm to 151 x 250mm, all but one titled and numbered in the negative, one with Francis Frith

Francis Frith (1822-1898) Alps, Mountaineering, c.1890s

"Men with Cameras" A pair of album pages, c.1902: "Men with Cameras" A pair of album pages, c.1902 Two album pages, one overall measuring 28.5 x 22cm featuring seven early silver prints from Casa Verde, Lumiar, one with a man holding a box camera

"Men with Cameras" A pair of album pages, c.1902

Portraiture Interest, 1890s-1920s: Portraiture Interest, 1890s-1920s An album comprising approx. 21 albumen print cartes-de-visite, early matte silver prints, and postcards, image sizes 8.5 x 5.8cm (smallest) to 9.5 x 15cm (largest).

Portraiture Interest, 1890s-1920s

§ Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976) A Fine Group of Portaits of US Diplomat Charles Ulrick Bay, c.195: § Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976) A Fine Group of Portaits of US Diplomat Charles Ulrick Bay, c.1950 Comprising five silver prints mounted to card, image size 24 x 18cm, card size 33 x 26.5cm, signe

§ Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976) A Fine Group of Portaits of US Diplomat Charles Ulrick Bay, c.195

WWII Interest 1940-1943: WWII Interest 1940-1943 A group of (40) silver gelatin prints, image sizes 4.5 x 6cm (smallest) to 24 x 29.3cm (largest), some with AM Crown Copyright stamps verso, related to British RAF soldiers du

WWII Interest 1940-1943

Francis Bedford (1816-1894) & Francis Frith (1822-1898) Welsh and British Landscapes, c.1860s-1870s: Francis Bedford (1816-1894) & Francis Frith (1822-1898) Welsh and British Landscapes, c.1860s-1870s A group of (13) albumen prints and early matte silver gelatin prints, image size 11.2 x 15.5cm

Francis Bedford (1816-1894) & Francis Frith (1822-1898) Welsh and British Landscapes, c.1860s-1870s

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