Portraits of the Most Eminent Celebrities Of The Day by W.T. Morgan, 1870-1880

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MS. 23051 photogr. 34

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Album containing 119 Woodburytype portraits of royalty and celebrities, by various photographers, including James Mudd and Nadar. With newspaper cuttings in the back.

Dates

Creation: 1870-1880

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MS. 23051 photogr. 34

Former reference:

Wilson Centre Accession Number: 84:0376; Wilson Centre Accession Number 2: TC 177

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

W.T. Morgan was a portrait photographer who worked for Henry Hering, based in Greenwich.

Locke & Whitfield was a photographic studio in London opened by Samuel Lock and George Whitfield.

James Mudd was a photographer best known for his photographs on locomotives, many built by Beyer-Peacock.

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known as Nadar, was the most famous photographer of his day. He was the first person to take aerial photographs.