Historical Photographic Processes Collection
- 2017.010
- Collection
- [1800-present]
This collection contains examples of photographic processes from the 1840's until the present.
Historical Photographic Processes Collection
This collection contains examples of photographic processes from the 1840's until the present.
1 brown cardboard photo album, with a smaller album in the back and a metal ring. Meant for containing portraits. Most portraits are of individuals, with a few of groups. Subjects are adults and children.
1 photo album with a burgundy cover possibly made of wood. It has two hooks to close the album. Meant for containing portraits. Most portraits are of individuals, with a few of pairs. Subjects are adults and children.
1 photo album, with a red and black cover and a metal hook. Meant for containing portraits. Most portraits are of individuals, with a few of pairs or groups. Subjects are adults and children.
Item is a photo album with a blue binding and a mostly blue and red cover. Item contains images of a number of different pavilions at Expo '67 for various countries and organizations, artworks, ceremonies and activities, and provides a short write up in French and English on each.
Series contains examples of photographic postcards.
I'm getting lots of fun in Keene, N.H. (postcard)
Postcards display predominantly cities and landscapes, some also focus on figures. There is also a comic series
Item is a tintype in a metal frame.
new in box
Item is a tintype in an ornate handmade cardboard and papier mache frame.
Durst, John
Items are tintypes portraits of people, 8 are framed but the majority are unframed. Some show families or couples, but most focus on individuals
Magic lantern slide, boy and a butterfly net
Item is a hand painted, medium format lantern slide with 4 images illustrating a boy swatting a man with a net.
Slides depict famous locations around Italy ie. Ponte Rialto, Bridge of Sighs, Doge's Palace
Slide depicts the interior of Lausanne Cathedral in Switzerland with its vaulted roof, stately columns, pews and the sanctuary at the front
Lantern Slides, Art/Religious Art/Religion
Slides depict statues, religious scenes, portraits of people, temples, a church and a poster
Two slides feature two ships: in one slide the boat sails peacefully along the water in Newfoundland, and in the other slide a boat is caught in a storm. In the third slide, a crew is working on either loading or unloading a boat and crew members are busy working.
Two slides feature farmers collecting crops and using a bull to plough, and the third shows a farmer transporting crops.
Slides feature the words to different songs. Titles are: "S-M-I-L-E," "Love's Old Sweet Song," "The Old Gray Mare," "Rosie O'Grady," "When Irish Eyes are Smiling," "Down by the Old Mill Stream," "School Days," "Long, Long Ago" and "Jingle Bells"
Lantern Slides, Songs(Sheet Music)
Slides feature the sheet music to play different songs. Titles are: "Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here!" "God Save the King" and "Goodnight, Ladies"
Magic Lantern Slides, Hansel & Gretel
Printed slide depicts the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. First three photographs focus on wandering children and their parents. Slide ends with children arriving at the home of the witch.
Magic Lantern Slides, Sleeping Beauty
Printed slides depict Sleeping Beauty's, castle, sleep, rescue and awakening by her Prince.
Lantern Slide, Boys with Instruments
Printed slide depicts four boys using common household items as musical instruments including a barrel as a drum, garbage can lids as cymbals, a water can as a horn and a stick for the conductor. Boys are wearing hats with feathers, stockings, pants, shirts, shoes and boots of an array of colours and patterns.
Magic Lantern Slide, Series II
Majority of printed images depict battles(Russo-Japanese War, Battle of Port Arthur, Second Boer War) and there a couple slides with depictions of generals, as well. Other slides depict train passing through town, people riding small animals, and ships caught in stormy waves near a harbour
Item is an automatic coloured magic lantern slide containing several hand painted glass slides that could be rotated against each other with a small attached hand crank. Hand crank appears to be made of wood, as does the mount.
Series contains examples of images created with the diffusion transfer process, for instant photographs.
Polacolour 80, colour transparencies
File contains example images created with type 691 Polaroid pack film. This instant colour transparency film had an iso of 80, created 10.8x8.3 cm transparencies, and was manufactured by the Polaroid Corporation between and 1997.
Half frame stereo slide mounts
Item consists of 2 packages of paper mounts for half-frame stereo slides. Product #4716, Fits Nimslo and other half-frame 3-D formats.
Reel 3-D Enterprises
Rolling Chairs , Atlantic City (Lenticular post card)
Item is a postcard depicting a group of people in boardwalk rolling chairs in Atlantic City, created with the lenticular three-dimensional printing process, in which parallel strips create the illusion of three dimensions when looking at the image from different angles.
Asahi Trading Company
Item consists of 82 Kodachrome and Anscochrome stereo colour transparencies, fragments of developed 35mm colour film, and a paper index. The paper index indicates that the images are of Fort York, Kaplan Kids - Vancouver, Miami - 1958 - Greenes, Bobby's Birthdays, The House, The Family, Friends + Relatives, Cities - Ottawa Montreal Quebec, Winter - Hockey, Grey Cup - 1956, Golf Partners, Balfour Beach - The Pachters, Bank of Commerce Building, Friends and Relatives - Neufelds - Edmonton - Naplaus Vancouver.
Image Arts
Stereo Transparencies in metal container
Item consists of 174 Kodachrome and Anscochrome stereo colour transparencies in a grey metal box. Images are of boating, boat docks, families, swimming, waterskiing, sports, canoeing, fishing, travelling (Jamaica), landscapes, logging, Western Canada, etc.
Ansco Company
London Stereoscopic Company steteographs of America
File contains photographic stereocards depicting views of New York state, including Trenton Falls, the Catskill Mountains, and West Point, as well as views of the UK including Alton Towers and Furness Abbey.
W. England
Item is a photographic stereocard of a statue in a garden. The albumen prints have been handcoloured.
H. Negretti & Zambra
Stereocards from unknown makers
File contains a photographic and photomechanical reproductioon stereocards produced by unknown creators, including a double-sided homemade card.
Item is a photomechanical reproductioon stereocard produced as a giveaway by the American Cereal Co. The cards were included in the packaging of Pettijohn's Breakfast Food cereal. The company was also giving away stere-viewers when consumers sent in a cut out from the packaging along with 50 cents.
The American Cereal Co.
Tug of war (dry plate negative)
Item is a dry plate negative depicting 9 adults and children posing during a tug of war game.
Group of Dry Plate Negatives, Varied Images
Items are dry plate negatives covering a wide variety of focuses, including group pictures, horses, buildings and railways
One empty glass frame with a plain copper border.
One cardboard box meant for holding dry plates manufactured by the Canadian Kodak Co. Originally came with instructions inside the package. Contained one dozen plates measuring 4 x 5 inches.
The Gelatin or Dry Plate photographic process was invented in 1871 by Dr. Richard L Maddox. This involved the coating of glass photographic plates with a light sensitive gelatin emulsion and allowing them to dry prior to use. This made for a much more practical process than the wet plate process as the plate could be transported, exposed and then processed at a later date rather than having to coat, expose and process the plate in one sitting. The gelatin dry plate process technique was developed and eventually led to the roll film process.
Kodak
Portrait of 3 children by Huber studio
Item is a cabinet cart portrait of three children, photographed at H.A. Huber studio in Berlin Ontario.
H.A. Huber
Assorted Gelatin Silver Prints
Portraits of people by different publishers:
1 print by G. Marr
1 print by Evans & Hastings
1 print by Ea. Ray
1 print by McVey
2 prints by Edy Bros.
1 print by J. J. Schmidt
1 print by the Maitland Studio
1 print by Dixon
1 print by Hadden's Studio
2 prints by Mickelthamite
16 prints by unidentified publishers, one has a swastika on the front cover
Unidentified ancient architecture (albumen print)
Item is an unmounted albumen print from a wet collodion negative depicting the wall of an unidentified ancient structure.
Albumen card of the view of the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore from St. Mark`s Square
Item is a hand coloured albumen print, possibly done in watercolours. The print shows part of St. Marks Square, the Dodge
s Palace and a view of the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore.
Ponti, Carlo
Stereoscopic Albumen Print of Seven Falls
Item consists of 1 albumen print. Depicts the Seven Falls waterfall and Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado with multiple pine trees.
Kilburn Brothers
Seteroscopic Albumen print of Episcopal Church
Item consists of 1 albumen print, photographed by E. A. Bass. Shows the interior of the Episcopal Church in Rockland, Mass., with pews and a cross in the nave and a sanctuary.
E. A. Bass
Carte de visite of a man with a moustache
1 photograph ; albumen carte-de-visite : 10.1 x 6.1 cm
Edy, James Newbury
Assorted Cartes de Visite (Portraits)
Items are portraits, primarily of individuals but there are also a few of pairs and families
1 Cartes de Visite by Fowler & Co.
6 Cartes de Visite by Fowler & Oliver
11 Cartes de Visite by S. H. Ray
1 Cartes de Visite by Daniel Jones
1 Cartes de Visite by Hunter & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by G. Villiers
1 Cartes de Visite by P. M. Laws
1 Cartes de Visite by Baldwin Chambers
1 Cartes de Visite by Howett & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by Emily Stewart
1 Cartes de Visite by K. K. Hof-Atelier
1 Cartes de Visite by Cramb Brothers
1 Cartes de Visite by Epinal & Bruyeres
1 Cartes de Visite by B. F. Troxell
1 Cartes de Visite by L. H. Mandeville
1 Cartes de Visite by P. Dierlamm
1 Cartes de Visite by Turner
1 Cartes de Visite by F. Bedford
1 Cartes de Visite by Mundy & Williams
1 Cartes de Visite by Thomas & Orr
3 Cartes de Visite by J. Hugill
2 Cartes de Visite by Esson
4 Cartes de Visite by T. Gourley
1 Cartes de Visite by O. Monroe
2 Cartes de Visite by Milne
3 Cartes de Visite by W. E. Lindop
2 Cartes de Visite by Symonds
1 Cartes de Visite by R. H. Furman
1 Cartes de Visite by E. Williamson
1 Cartes de Visite by Jas. A. Brush
1 Cartes de Visite by David Campbell
1 Cartes de Visite by Stiff Bros.
3 Cartes de Visite by Frank Cooper
1 Cartes de Visite by G. W. Wilson
1 Cartes de Visite by A. M. Campbell
1 Cartes de Visite by A. Johnston
1 Cartes de Visite by C. H. Williamson
1 Cartes de Visite by W. H. Brewer
1 Cartes de Visite by T. Bennett
2 Cartes de Visite by Scott & Andrus
1 Cartes de Visite by Johnson
1 Cartes de Visite by Jas. Egan
1 Cartes de Visite by Mrs. Dr. J. Hitchcock
1 Cartes de Visite by Wm. Morris
1 Cartes de Visite by Elliot & Fry
2 Cartes de Visite by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by Pech & Wolf
3 Cartes de Visite by W. S. Gamsby
1 Cartes de Visite by Gamsby & Scott
1 Cartes de Visite by Foster
1 Cartes de Visite by A. W. Ferguson
1 Cartes de Visite by J. F. Aitken
1 Cartes de Visite by Real's Art Gallery
1 Cartes de Visite by Campbell
1 Cartes de Visite by R. A. Lewis
3 Cartes de Visite by Mora
1 Cartes de Visite by J. E. Mast
1 Cartes de Visite by Lew. E. Nabors
1 Cartes de Visite by Jabez Hughes
1 Cartes de Visite by C. H.Wright & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by Landy
1 Cartes de Visite by Smith
1 Cartes de Visite by Anderson
1 Cartes de Visite by C. H. Jensen
1 Cartes de Visite by Macy
1 Cartes de Visite by Gurney & Son
1 Cartes de Visite by Gurney
1 Cartes de Visite by J. H. Griffiths
1 Cartes de Visite by E. Fehrenbach
1 Cartes de Visite by Batchelder & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by A. W. Fraser
1 Cartes de Visite by Farmer Bros.
1 Cartes de Visite by Strong
1 Cartes de Visite by Brock & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by Henderson
1 Cartes de Visite by Charles D. Fredericks & Co.
1 Cartes de Visite by J. Henry Hogg
1 Cartes de Visite by Howell
1 Cartes de Visite by J. Adams
1 Cartes de Visite by Hamilton
1 Cartes de Visite by Rockwood
1 Cartes de Visite by P. H. Green
1 Cartes de Visite by E. Williamson
1 Cartes de Visite by E. S. Haddock
1 Cartes de Visite by Frank Thomas
1 Cartes de Visite by Carl Kroh
1 Cartes de Visite by R. Ward
1 Cartes de Visite by C. F. Harriston
1 Cartes de Visite by Barry
1 Cartes de Visite by L. H. Mandeville
1 Cartes de Visite by W. S. Wheeler
1 Cartes de Visite by Franke & Kracher
68 Cartes de Visite by unidentified publishers
Lithograph Print & Plate of Group
Shows a group of men posing for their picture outside the Hensall Trailer Factory
Colorslides, Art of the Louvre
Colorslides depict works from the Louvre. Focus is on paintings by famous artists ie. Da Vinci, Rubens, Poussin, Rubens
Stamps are largely blue and green. Have two gentleman in them, one larger in the background and a smaller one in the foreground with a photographic viewer. Writing on the stamps possibly identifying the figures, "G.E. Desbarats, W. Leggo 1869."
Memorial Card: William Joseph Long
Card dedicated to the memory of William Joseph Long, who died in 1899, aged 19 years. Item has a couple logos and a poem on it.
Item consists of a card of a Prussian monument with people posing and walking around.
Colour & black and white negatives
Contains colour negative film
Negatives of Children and their Parents, 35mm film
Three strips of 35mm colour film depict children and their parents as they engage in reading and picnicking. Come with a kodachrome envelope
Item consists of 5 frames of Ilford HP5 black and white 35mm film.
Wordsworth's Country Photographs
Items depict natural scenes from across Britain, focusing on lakes, mountains, rivers, creeks and bridges. Items are hand-coloured and have a description of what they are on the back.
Atkinson & Pollitt
Series contains examples of vernacular photograph albums.
Late Victorian cabinet card album
Item is a late Victorian cabinet card album on a metal stand, with slots for 54 photographs and a storage drawer. Album cover is celluloid, wood and velvet and features floral and aviary scenes. Pages are illuminated with a gold, printed floral pattern. Cabinet cards have been removed from the album. The drawer contained 4 postcards (see related materials).
1 album.
1 black cardboard photo album, with a metal hook. Meant for containing portraits. Portraits are of individual adults
1 photo album with a brown fabric spine and black and gold metal covers. It has two hooks to close the album. Meant for containing portraits. Most portraits are of individuals, with a few of pairs. Subjects are adults and children.
1 photo album, with a green and black cover. Photographs focus predominantly on locations and buildings, with a few of people
1 photo album, with a burgundy and gold cover. Many of the pages on the inside are decorated with colored flowers. Meant for containing portraits. Portraits are mostly of individuals, with a few of pairs or groups, and subjects are adults, children and pets.
One displays a family of people outside in front of a building with numerous trees. The other shows two boys, one is standing and the other is sitting, one wears glasses, the other does not.
Series contains examples of tintypes, collected from various sources.
Tintypes, sometimes referred to as ferrotypes or melainotypes, are direct positive images created with sensitized collodion on a metal (iron) surface that has been coated with lacquer or enamel. While the process is similar to the ambrotype in that it is essentially an underexposed negative image, the tintype does not need to be mounted with a dark backing to view the image, as the dark coating creates the positive image.
Item consists of 2 hand painted, medium format lantern slide with 8 individual images. Illustrations resemble Punch and Judy cartoons.
Magic lantern slide, winter scene
Item is a hand painted, medium format lantern slide with 4 tableaus in one illustration depicting winter scenes in a village. Produced by Ernst Plank, Germany.
Item is a lantern slide produced by the Ontario Picture Bureau, featuring a chart outlining cuts of lamb created by the Dominion Department of Agriculture.
Province of Ontario--Picture Bureau
Slide depicts a famous building, the Pavilion Richelieu, in Paris as viewed from the street
Slides depict two famous locations in Germany: the Cologne Cathedral and and Wartburg Castle
Lantern Slides, Scenes from the United States
Slides depict various scenes from around the United States. There is a focus on scenery(ie. mountains and lakes), as well as images relating to horticulture, the location in which gold was first discovered and various buildings
Lantern Slides, Scenes of Canada
Items are printed slides depicting Canadian scenery and towns, modes of transportation and citizens
Lantern Slides, Unidentified geographic locations
Slides depict various locales and scenery including rivers, lakes, buildings, homes, mountains
Slide features a person wearing a bonnet and dress looking down over a town in Nova Scotia
Magic Lantern Slides, Hunting Mishap
Printed slide depicts a hunting mishap. Men are walking beside each other and then one accidentally shoots the other in the bottom, while trying to shoot a rabbit. The uninjured man carries the injured man back home.
Magic Lantern Slides, Snow White
Printed slides depict Snow White asleep after being poisoned by her step mother's apple and her sleep in a glass box. She is then awakened by her prince and they ride off on a horse.
Magic Lantern Slides, Teaching Animals Tricks
Printed slides depict dwarves teaching animals to do tricks and them resting afterwards
Lantern Slide, Water Adventure
Printed slide depicts adults and children bathing, boating, fishing and playing in the water
Printed slide depicts four different individuals. The first has gray hair and a blue hat. The second is smoking a pipe and has brown hair. The third is smoking a cigar, has a green hat, brown hair and beard, a gold hoop earring. The fourth is wearing a hat decorated with blue ribbons and a rose, has glasses and brown hair.
Magic Lantern Slide, Four Scenes
First scene of printed slide shows people gathered around a cross, in front of mountains and there is a building nearby, possibly a church. The second shows three figures in a jungle crossing using a downed tree. The third shows a family of three walking towards a building. The fourth shows a city, siting on the water, with mountains in the background.
Images printed on plastic paper meant largely to be comic. Depict people and animals
File contains example images created with Kodak Instant Print Film. Kodak's instant film had an iso of 80, created 10.8x8.3 cm transparencies, and was manufactured by the Polaroid Corporation between and 1997.
Eastman Kodak Company
Tulips (Type 108 Polaroid Land Film)
Item is a photograph an internal dye diffusion transfer print of pink tulips made with Polaroid type 52 Land Film, pack film for use with the Polaroid Land Camera.
Polaroid Corporation
Item contains images relating to Casa Loma in Toronto, ON. Includes photos of the mansion, builder, etc. Retailed for 25 cents.
File consists of 7 reels of View-Master slides, in 3 sets:
Apollo Moon Landing
7 More Wonders of the World
Bible Heroes
35mm stereographs on handmade cards
Item is a group of hand mounted 35mm transparencies, likely photographed with a consumer three-dimensional camera.
Item is a printed reflection hologram portrait of a woman posed with flowers and a bowl of fruit. Originally published in a photographic magazine.
File contains photographic stereocards depicting Italian architectural sites by Carlo Ponte and Carlo Naya, including St. Peters (Rome), the entrance to the Grand Canal (Venice), Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary (Milan), the Porta Magna Arsenal (Venice), PIazza San Marco (Venice), the Giants Staircase of the Doges Palace (Venice), the Roman Amphitheater (Verona). Some stereocards published under the name "C. Naya Venise".
C. P. Venezia
File contains photographic stereocards depicting views of Springfield, MA.
Buchholz, Herman