Item 2017.010.14.007 - Stereoscopic Albumen Print of Arab Carpenter

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Stereoscopic Albumen Print of Arab Carpenter

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2017.010.14.007

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  • 1898 (Creation)
    Creator
    Kilburn Brothers
  • 1880-1909 (Creation)
    Creator
    Davis, James M.
    Place
    Egypt

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1 stereoscopic photograph : albumen print ; 8.5 x 17.7 cm (mount) ; 7.5 x 15.5 (images)

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(1853-)

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James M. Davis was born in North Carolina in 1853, and began selling stereocards for the Kilburn Brothers 1872, prior to finishing school. He acted as distributor for the stereograph company, as well as photographer. The Kilburn Company closed in 1909, selling it's negatives to the Keystone View Company. Davis was also an Underwood & Underwood salesman and began selling H.C. White made stereoscopes for resale.

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(1865-1909)

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Kilburn Brothers is a American and Canadian photography studio and publisher founded by Benjamin and Edward Kilburn in 1865. In 1867 the company published a series of 30 views of Montreal and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Benjamin made all the negatives for the company until 1867. In 1877 Edward Kilburn retired leaving Benjamin to run the company until 1909.

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Item consists of 1 albumen print, photographed by James M. Davis. Print #12428 depicts two adult carpenters and two children working on a project.

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Fading

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The collection was collected by the late Dr. Martin J. Bass and Gail Silverman Bass and donated to the Ryerson University Library and Archives by Gail Bass in 2018.

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BENJAMIN WEST KILBURN A.K.A. KILBURN BROTHERS. Retrieved from https://www.yellowstonestereoviews.com/publishers/kilburn.html.

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