B W Photo Collection

Chefs eating lunch at Sherrys restaurant, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380765 Chefs eating lunch at Sherrys restaurant, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Marconi and his wireless telegraph apparatus, 1899-1900 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381513 Marconi and his wireless telegraph apparatus, 1899-1900 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

View of a folly in Roundhay Park (albumen print)
5043510 View of a folly in Roundhay Park (albumen print) by Wormald, Edward (fl.1858-88); 27.9x21 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum) UK; (add.info.: Roundhay Park)

Illustration for the poem Mariana by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1875 (albumen
XJF438478 Illustration for the poem Mariana by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1875 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred)

Illustration for the poem Maud by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1865 (albumen print)
XJF438475 Illustration for the poem Maud by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1865 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-92)

Plate 192. Dancing (fancy), 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950386 Plate 192. Dancing (fancy), 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 18.3x40.2 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Interior view of the Charles of the Ritz beauty salon in the Ritz Tower Hotel
MNY381166 Interior view of the Charles of the Ritz beauty salon in the Ritz Tower Hotel, Park Avenue and 57th Street, New York

Interior view of the chiropodist room at Charles of the Ritz beauty salon in the Ritz
MNY381167 Interior view of the chiropodist room at Charles of the Ritz beauty salon in the Ritz Tower Hotel, Park Avenue and 57th St, New York

Barrels of molasses in the West India Docks (sepia photo)
STC347646 Barrels of molasses in the West India Docks (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

View of the entrance to Charles of the Ritz beauty salon in the Ritz Tower Hotel
MNY381165 View of the entrance to Charles of the Ritz beauty salon in the Ritz Tower Hotel, Park Avenue and 57th Street, New York

Bird s-eye view of landing craft, barrage balloons, and allied troops landing in Normandy
XOS869953 Bird s-eye view of landing craft, barrage balloons, and allied troops landing in Normandy, France on D-Day, 6th June, 1944 (gelatin silver print) by American Photographer

Wild Dayrell, winner of the Derby in 1856 (albumen print)
CH451762 Wild Dayrell, winner of the Derby in 1856 (albumen print) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate 327. Rowing, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950065 Plate 327. Rowing, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.2x35.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Workers on the Silent Highway, from Street Life in London
SC28133 Workers on the Silent Highway, from Street Life in London, 1877-78 (woodburytype) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) (sepia photo)
STC393681 Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) (sepia photo) by Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)

The Janer family outside Janers Pavilion Hotel, Red Bank, New Jersey
MNY380726 The Janer family outside Janers Pavilion Hotel, Red Bank, New Jersey, 1903 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Professor De Kolta on stage with two women, 1902 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381375 Professor De Kolta on stage with two women, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Vview of Roundhay house, Roundhay Park, Leeds (albumen print)
5043511 Vview of Roundhay house, Roundhay Park, Leeds (albumen print) by Wormald, Edward (fl.1858-88); 27.9x21 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum) UK; (add.info.: Roundhay Park)

John Wilkes Booth (1838-65) assassin of Abraham Lincoln (b / w photo)
PNP258536 John Wilkes Booth (1838-65) assassin of Abraham Lincoln (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pierre and Marie Curie in their Laboratory, pub. 1898 (photograph). Pierre Curie (1859-1906); Marie Curie (1867-1934); discovered Radium in 1898;

O Hark! O Hear!, illustration to The Princess by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
XJF438467 O Hark! O Hear!, illustration to The Princess by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1875 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

Polonaise dress by Madame Elise worn by Alexandra Princess of Wales, c.1873 (silk satin)
FMB377189 Polonaise dress by Madame Elise worn by Alexandra Princess of Wales, c.1873 (silk satin); Fashion Museum Bath; (add.info.: Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925)

Plate 144. Descending Stairs; Turning Basin in Hands, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950180 Plate 144. Descending Stairs; Turning Basin in Hands, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 24.9x30.6 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Plate 16. Walking, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950115 Plate 16. Walking, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.7x34.3 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 133. Descending Stairs, Throwing Handkerchief Over Shoulders
3950177 Plate 133. Descending Stairs, Throwing Handkerchief Over Shoulders, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 23x31 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Russo-Japanese War, c.1904 (litho)
STC331281 Russo-Japanese War, c.1904 (litho) by Russian School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese soldiers repeating the situation by telephone to Western journalists;)

Crew on the deck of the USS Monitor, 1862 (sepia print)
NYH258339 Crew on the deck of the USS Monitor, 1862 (sepia print) by Gibson, James F. (b.1828); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

From the German side: making war bread in a field-bakery of von Hindenburg
STC312652 From the German side: making war bread in a field-bakery of von Hindenburgs army in a Polish-frontier drill-hall, from The Illustrated War News

Modern replica of the Ferguson Rifle showing the screw breech lowered for loading
PNP386840 Modern replica of the Ferguson Rifle showing the screw breech lowered for loading (wood & metal) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Boys bathing in the park, Clapham 1926 (sepia photo)
STC347631 Boys bathing in the park, Clapham 1926 (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Depth of Water at this Point is 2 ft)

Plate 505. Bricklaying, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950353 Plate 505. Bricklaying, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.5x34.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Palm Avenue, Queen's Hospital grounds, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1900 (stereograph)
6244237 Palm Avenue, Queen's Hospital grounds, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1900 (stereograph) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

An Apache Babe, 1903, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure)
STC225357 An Apache Babe, 1903, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Medicine Man, 1907, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure)
STC225368 The Medicine Man, 1907, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Buffalo Dance at Hano, Arizona, 1921, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure)
STC225365 Buffalo Dance at Hano, Arizona, 1921, photogravure by John Andrew & Son (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frances Benjamin Johnston, Self-Portrait (as New Woman'), 1896 (gelatin silver print)
5934063 Frances Benjamin Johnston, Self-Portrait (as New Woman'), 1896 (gelatin silver print) by Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frances Benjamin Johnston)

Geronimo, Chief of the Apache, as an old man in 1907 (photogravure)
STC423832 Geronimo, Chief of the Apache, as an old man in 1907 (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: from Native Americans)

A Painted Tipi - Assiniboin, 1926 (photogravure)
5858000 A Painted Tipi - Assiniboin, 1926 (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; © Minneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Joe Langer

Sioux Chiefs, plate from The North American Indian, 1907 (photogravure)
BAL68498 Sioux Chiefs, plate from The North American Indian, 1907 (photogravure) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: by Edward Sheriff Curtis)

Trossel's House, Battle-field of Gettysburg, July 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper)
3951177 Trossel's House, Battle-field of Gettysburg, July 1863 (albumen print mounted on wove paper) by O'Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); 17.8x23 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Untitled Japanese Temple, about 1903 (gelatin silver print)
3954074 Untitled Japanese Temple, about 1903 (gelatin silver print) by Dow, Arthur Wesley (1857-1922); 35.6x27.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Untitled Temple, India, about 1904 (gelatin silver print)
3954072 Untitled Temple, India, about 1904 (gelatin silver print) by Dow, Arthur Wesley (1857-1922); 24.1x32.1 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

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"B&W Photo: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time with these captivating black and white photographs. In Roundhay Park, an albumen print captures the majestic view of a folly, transporting us to a serene oasis. Marconi's groundbreaking wireless telegraph apparatus comes alive in a silver gelatin print from 1899-1900, showcasing his revolutionary invention. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves at Sherrys restaurant in New York City. Chefs indulging in their lunch break are frozen in time through another mesmerizing silver gelatin print from 1902. The elegance of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poetry is beautifully illustrated through an albumen print depicting scenes from "Maud" and "Mariana, " taking us on an emotional journey. The artistry extends beyond literature as we delve into Plate 192 - Dancing (fancy), captured using collotype on paper in 1885. This image transports us to a world where grace and movement intertwine effortlessly. Witnessing history unfold before our eyes, we observe the bird's-eye view of landing craft and allied troops storming Normandy during World War II. Roundhay House stands tall amidst the parkland of Leeds, inviting us to explore its grandeur through an albumen print that exudes timeless beauty. Sporting triumphs come alive as Wild Dayrell gallops towards victory at the Derby in 1856, immortalized forever by an exquisite albumen print. Plate 327 takes us onto calm waters as rowers glide gracefully across them; this collotype on paper evokes both tranquility and determination simultaneously. We catch a glimpse of workers navigating London's bustling streets while capturing Eugene Delacroix's sepia photo - a testament to his artistic genius. These black and white photographs offer more than just monochrome images; they transport us back to moments long gone but not forgotten.