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Call Number:

PH-02406

Collection Name:

The Chemistry of Light and Photography in Their Application to Art, Science, and Industry

Creator:

Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris, 1816-1892 (1816-11-25 - 1892-05-03)

No. of Items:

20 items

Span Dates:

1875-1888

Description:

Photographically illustrated book by Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (1834-1898), entitled The Chemistry of Light and Photography in Their Application to Art, Science, and Industry (New York: D. Appleton, 1875, 1882, 1887; London: K. Paul, Trench & Co., 1888), containing Woodburytypes, collotypes and the lichtpaus process, by Lewis Morris Rutherford [sic, Rutherfurd] and an unidentified photographer(s). Printed and descriptive titles follow.

0001 -- Photograph of the Moon;
0002 -- [Negative image of a section of a solar camera];
0003 -- [Positive image of a section of a solar camera];
0004 -- [Untouched photos of Fraulein Artot, a celebrated singer];
0005 -- [Retouched photos of Fraulein Artot, a celebrated singer].

Accession No(s):

958:0301:0001-0005; 958:0302:0001-0005; 958:0303:0001-0005; 964:3689:0001-0005; Purchase from Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1963.

Location(s):

TR 145 V88 1875a HRC-P (958:0301:0001-0005)
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TR 145 V88 1882 HRC-P (958:0302:0001-0005)
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TR 145 V88 1888 HRC-P (964:3689:0001-0005)
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TR 145 V8813 1887 HRC-P (958:0303:0001-0005)
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