History of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia : a paper read before the Photographic Society, December 3, 1883 / by John C. Browne
Object Details
- Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
- Philadelphia, Pa.: Photographic Society of Philadelphia, 1884.
- Creator
- Browne, John C., 1838-1919
- Names
- Photographic Society of Philadelphia
- Topic
- Photography -- Societies, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Provenance
- Lent for microfilming 1985 by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
- Creator
- Browne, John C., 1838-1919
- Biographical / Historical
- Established 1862.
- Extent
- 17 Pages ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Date
- 1884
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.browjohc
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Pages
- Existence and Location of Copies
- 35mm microfilm reel 3658 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
- Reproduction Note
- Photocopy.
- Existence and Location of Originals
- Original in: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
- Scope and Contents
- Browne describes a January, 1860 meeting convened to discuss the formation of the Society. He lists officers Constant Guillou, Fairman Rogers, S. Fisher Corlies, Coleman Sellers, and Frederick Graff; early photographic developments such as the globe lens, dry plates, and magnesium light; excursions made, an 1867 exhibit of prints by Salomon and Reutlinger; and a list of members from 1862-1883.
- Restrictions
- The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
- Record ID
- ebl-1596164413787-1596164413790-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
