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Call Number: |
PH-00030 |
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Collection Name: |
Maull & Polyblank Photography Collection |
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Creator: |
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No. of Items: |
163 albumen prints |
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Span Dates: |
1854–1865 |
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Description: |
The collection consists of 163 albumen prints by Maull & Polyblank (British, active 1854–1865), a prominent portrait studio known for their portraits of notable figures, including scientists, politicians, religious leaders, and other distinguished individuals of the period. The majority of the portraits belong to two key series: Photographic Portraits of Living Celebrities and the Literary and Scientific Portrait Club. Photographic Portraits of Living Celebrities: 33 albumen prints, 10 with biographical wrappers Literary and Scientific Portrait Club: 99 albumen prints Additional Groupings: 31 albumen prints |
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Accession No(s): |
964:0637:0001–0033; 964:0637:0035–0154; 2024.0003.0001–0010. |
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Location(s): |
Maull & Polyblank Box 1 (964:0637:0005, 0009, 0010-0012, 0022, 0033, 0043, 0057-0058, 0089) Maull & Polyblank Box 10 (964:0637:0118, 0120-0121, 0123-0125, 0127-0133) Maull & Polyblank Box 2 (964:0637:0093, 0097, 0100, 0104, 0107-0108 0115-0116, 0122, 0126, 0153-0154) Maull & Polyblank Box 9 (964:0637:0098-0099, 0101-0103, 0105-0106, 0109-0114) Maull & Polyblank Box 11 (964:0637:0015, 0042, 0062, 0066, 0070, 0086, 0096, 0117, 0119, 0139) Maull & Polyblank Box 12 (964:0637:0003, 0020, 0048, 0134-0138, 0140-0142) Maull & Polyblank Box 3 (964:0637:0001-0002, 0004, 0006-0008, 0013-0014, 0016-0019) Maull & Polyblank Box 4 (964:0637:0021, 0023-0032, 0035) Maull & Polyblank Box 13 (964:0637:0143-0152) Maull & Polyblank Box 5 (964:0637:0036-0041, 0044-0047, 0049, 0050) Maull & Polyblank Box 6 (964:0637:0051-0056, 0059-0061, 0063-0065) Maull & Polyblank Box 7 (964:0637:0067-0069, 0071-0079) Maull & Polyblank Box 8 (964:0637:0080-0085, 0087-0088, 0090-0092, 0094-0095) |
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5 cartes in the Card Photograph Format Collection (964:0074:0031, 0086, 0101, 0215 ; 964:0076:0344) 11 prints in Photographic portraits of living celebrities. London: Maull and Polyblank, 1856 and following. q TR 681 F3 M285 HRC-P 6 prints in DodgsonÕs Professional and other Photographs. f TR 655.11 D637 HRC-P [Brown morocco carte album] (a.k.a., Album 4 or carte album 4) (964:0433:0015) f TR 655.11 C367 HRC-P [Family album of the Earl of Kimberley] (964:0460:0038) f TR 655.11 K5631 HRC-P 4 cartes in [Red morocco album with gilt clasps : containing 100 cartes of royalty, politicians, and famous English and French personalities, collected by H.G.] (964:0461:0063, 0069, 0071, 0082) f TR 655.11 C776 HRC-P [Oblong Brown Album: containing cartes from the 1860s of famous personalities] (964:0462:0018, 0024, 0053) f TR 655.11 C528 HRC-P [Brown morocco album of 84 portraits of famous personalities] (964:0463:0034) f TR 655.11 C523 HRC-P [Photograph album with musical box ... filled with cartes-de-visite of the period] (964:0467:0024) f TR 655.11 C527 HRC-P [Album of 100 cartes-de-visite: Album of the Earl of Kimberley] (964:0668:0051) f TR 655.11 K563 HRC-P |