Category: Early Photography

The life-giving camel

Mills come in all shapes and sizes: sometimes they even come with a camel. This postcard shows a camel-driven Saqiya...

Breathing fire

Transport links are the lifeline of milling. This photograph shows a steam wagon outside Sonning watermill. The wagon is called...

By trawler from Aberdeen

This photo is an important reminder that without a range of extraordinary enthusiasts these collections would not exist. This Gem...

Seeing double

Stereographic images allowed the Victorians to explore the world from the comfort of their own home. This amusing Gem, a...

Tintypical

This minute tintype photograph of the Holman family firm 150 years ago combines a farewell to a vanishing historical trade...

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