COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~15~15
Photography Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL230201427
image_number
JRL230201427
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
VPH.307
reference_number
VPH.307
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Microphotograph of Pigeon's Letter
title
Microphotograph of Pigeon's Letter
Image Title
false
Creator:
London Stereoscopic Co.
creator
London Stereoscopic Co.
Creator
false
Page/Sheet:
Recto
page
Recto
Page/Sheet
false
Description:
Mounted carte de visite, including an albumen print microphotogragh of a page from The Times newspaper, containing information on the France-Prussian War, 1870-71.
Printed on the card above the photograph: ‘Pigeon’s Letter/ A Memento of the Great War of 1870-1 when Paris, for several months, depended solely on the carrier pigeons for all information from the outer world. The Times, containing several columns of French advertisements, &c. to relatives in Paris.’
Printed on the card below the photograph: ‘This photograph was sent to M. Gambetta for transmission by pigeon from Bordeaux. When received in the Bureau at Paris, it is magnified by the aid of the magic lantern, to an enormous size and thrown upon a screen. A staff of clerks immediately transcribe the message and send them off to the parties indicated. Stereoscopic Co. COPYRI.’
On the reverse is a ‘cut out’ gap, the size of the photograph. In green ink surround the gap is the partial logo of the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, 54, Cheapside, 110 & 108, Regent Street. Below the logo the words: ‘This negative is preserved for further copies, enlargements can at any time be produced without another sitting.’
Printed on the card above the photograph: ‘Pigeon’s Letter/ A Memento of the Great War of 1870-1 when Paris, for several months, depended solely on the carrier pigeons for all information from the outer world. The Times, containing several columns of French advertisements, &c. to relatives in Paris.’
Printed on the card below the photograph: ‘This photograph was sent to M. Gambetta for transmission by pigeon from Bordeaux. When received in the Bureau at Paris, it is magnified by the aid of the magic lantern, to an enormous size and thrown upon a screen. A staff of clerks immediately transcribe the message and send them off to the parties indicated. Stereoscopic Co. COPYRI.’
On the reverse is a ‘cut out’ gap, the size of the photograph. In green ink surround the gap is the partial logo of the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, 54, Cheapside, 110 & 108, Regent Street. Below the logo the words: ‘This negative is preserved for further copies, enlargements can at any time be produced without another sitting.’
description
Mounted carte de visite, including an albumen print microphotogragh of a page from The Times newspaper, containing information on the France-Prussian War, 1870-71.
Printed on the card above the photograph: ‘Pigeon’s Letter/ A Memento of the Great War of 1870-1 when Paris, for several months, depended solely on the carrier pigeons for all information from the outer world. The Times, containing several columns of French advertisements, &c. to relatives in Paris.’
Printed on the card below the photograph: ‘This photograph was sent to M. Gambetta for transmission by pigeon from Bordeaux. When received in the Bureau at Paris, it is magnified by the aid of the magic lantern, to an enormous size and thrown upon a screen. A staff of clerks immediately transcribe the message and send them off to the parties indicated. Stereoscopic Co. COPYRI.’
On the reverse is a ‘cut out’ gap, the size of the photograph. In green ink surround the gap is the partial logo of the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, 54, Cheapside, 110 & 108, Regent Street. Below the logo the words: ‘This negative is preserved for further copies, enlargements can at any time be produced without another sitting.’
Description
false
Language:
English
language_name
English
Language
false
Language Code:
eng-GB
language
eng-GB
Language Code
false
Category of Material:
Visual
category
Visual
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
class
Analogue photography
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Albumen process
technique
Albumen process
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
101 mm
item_height
101 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
64 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2023-02-14
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
collection_code
Photography
Collection Code
false