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Collecting Victorian cartes de visite and cabinet cards
This article was first published in Photographica World, the high quality magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain – the club for collectors of all things photographic from around the world. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Marketing Victorian Photographic Studios
This article looks at the popular ways that Victorian photographers used to promote their studios and their services.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Victorian Photographic Studios Illustrated
This article looks at Victorian cartes de visite and cabinet cards and how some of them illustrate the photographer’s studio – outdoors and indoors.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
An Introduction to Dating Cartes de Visite
This article looks at some of the clues that help to date cartes de visite and cabinet card photographs.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Photography Prize Medals
This article looks at the way that Victorian photographers illustrated their prize medals on their photographic mounts to promote their businesses.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Victorian Photographic Studio Backgrounds
This article looks at the many styles of backgrounds and backcloths used in Victorian photographic studios. Some were very artistically painted whilst others were very crudely made.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Victorian Humour on Cartes de Visite
This article looks at the various ways that cartes de visite used humour – intentionally and otherwise.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Victorian Photographic Studio Furniture
This article looks at the many types of posing chairs and other posing devices used in Victorian photographic studios. Many were specially designed to change in size so that they suited men, women and children.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Protective Tissues on Photographic Mounts
This article discusses and illustrates the different types of tissues which were attached to Victorian photographic mounts to protect the vulnerable images. Many tissues were ornately printed and were arty as well as informative.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Behind the Scenes in a Victorian Studio
This article discusses and illustrates what went on behind the scenes in a Victorian studio in the 1860s and 1870s – things that are rarely seen when studying a collection of cartes de visite of that period.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Charles Cheetham Vevers – a photographic man
This biography is in a different format to all of our other biographies as it concentrates on the correspondence of a Victorian photographic equipment maker, retailer, photographer and technical author rather than on his full life story.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
F.J. Mortimer and his photographic awards
This biography is in a different format to most of our other biographies as it concentrates on the awards and achievements of a photographer who did NOT run a studio.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
Charles Johnstone and his Photographic Diaries 1849 to 1884
This biography is in a different format to most of our others as it concentrates on the photographic CUSTOMER and what he did with his photographs in times, both good and bad.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 1 – Dogs
This article briefly introduces the Victorian photographic formats called the carte de visite and the cabinet card. It then celebrates the inclusion of dogs in a small selection of fascinating photographs from the period.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 2 – Soldiers
This article celebrates the variety of uniforms worn by the army in Victorian and Edwardian times and is generously illustrated with cartes de visite and cabinet cards of the era.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 3 – Ladies with Hats
This article celebrates the wonderful range of hats worn by ladies in the Victorian and Edwardian era and is illustrated with cartes de visite and cabinet cards of the time.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 4 – Children with Toys
This article celebrates photographs of children with Victorian and Edwardian toys and is illustrated with cartes de visite and cabinet cards of the time.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 5 – Freemasons
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 6 – Horses
This article looks at photographs of Horses in the Victorian and Edwardian era as illustrated on cartes de visite and cabinet cards of the time.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 7 – Dressed Alike
This article looks at photographs featuring ‘Dressed Alike’ in the Victorian and Edwardian era as illustrated on cartes de visite and cabinet cards of the time.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
7 Corridor, Bath – the “busiest” studio in the UK with 19 different photographers (Part 1)
This article traces the many different photographers that occupied this studio continuously in this magnificent Arcade in Bath from 1852 to 1993. These include the humble as well as the famous such as William Friese-Greene.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
7 Corridor, Bath – the “busiest” studio in the UK with 19 different photographers (Part 2)
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 8 – Lace
This article looks at photographs showing that delicate accessory, ‘Lace’, used in the Victorian and Edwardian eras as illustrated on cartes de visite and cabinet cards of the time.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 9 – The Salvation Army
This article looks at photographs of members of the Salvation Army ready for duty to help the poor and needy in Victorian and Edwardian times; as shown on original cartes de visite and cabinet cards from that period.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 10 – Weddings
This article looks at photographs of wedding ceremonies in the studio and out of doors; as shown on original cartes de visite and cabinet cards from that period.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 11 – Babies
This article looks at photographs of babies in their beautiful clothes and their prams etc. as shown on original cartes de visite and cabinet cards from that period.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
Unusual Photographic Studios; sheds, tents, carts and carriages etc.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/
A Peep into the Victorian Image Collection – Part 12 – Groups
This time we can look at photographs of groups of people gathered for family, education and leisure occasions. These are shown on original cartes de visite and cabinet cards from the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
The article was first published in Photographica World, the magazine of the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain. For more details about the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, please visit https://pccgb.net/ or to see some previous Peep Series articles with additional images https://pccgb.net/a-peep-into-the-victorian-image-collection/