Man on a balcony

Made:
1888 in Marylebone
maker:
Unknown
Seated man reading a book

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Seated man reading a book
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a man named Mr J Herbert sat on a balcony reading a book, taken by an unknown photographer in 1888. The photograph is taken on the balcony of 11 Montague Place in London. The photograph is taken from a Kodak album made up of similar circular snapshots.

The photograph was taken with the Kodak camera - a simple, leather-covered wooden box designed for amateur use, which produced circular snapshots two and a half inches in diameter. The camera was sold pre-loaded with film, when the whole film had been exposed the camera was sent back to Kodak who developed it, returning the prints and the reloaded camera.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/6005/56
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 103 mm x 78 mm
image: 64 mm x 65 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford