Black And White Photograph Collection

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

Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c. 1890 (gelatin silver print)
622849 Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c.1890 (gelatin silver print) by Giers & Koellein (fl.1890); 14.1x9.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Momolu Massaquoi (1872-1938)

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

Swedish School House, Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876 (silver albumen print)
878327 Swedish School House, Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876 (silver albumen print) by American Photographer, (19th century); 20.3x25.4 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

James Chuma and Abdullah Susi with David Livingstone artefacts, Newstead Abbey, England
622820 James Chuma and Abdullah Susi with David Livingstone artefacts, Newstead Abbey, England, June 1874 (albumen print) by Allen, R

Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 3rd arrondissement, 1838 (daguerreotype )
1579325 Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 3rd arrondissement, 1838 (daguerreotype ) by Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande (1787-1851); (add.info.: Believed to be the earliest photograph showing a living person)

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

Ravoninahitriniarivo, Berlin, May 1883 (albumen print)
622833 Ravoninahitriniarivo, Berlin, May 1883 (albumen print) by Schaarwachter, Julius Cornelius (1847-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ravoninahitriniarivo)

Kowitis Rununga House, Waioneo, Bay of Islands, c. 1870 (albumen print)
MGS272613 Kowitis Rununga House, Waioneo, Bay of Islands, c.1870 (albumen print) by Mundy, Daniel Louis (1826/27-81); 18.4x24.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Kawiti)

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)

Jacob Wainwright with Livingstones coffin, London, 1874 (albumen print)
622822 Jacob Wainwright with Livingstones coffin, London, 1874 (albumen print) by Elliott & Fry Studio (fl.1860-90); 6.1x9.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: David Livingstone (1813-73)

Prince Alamayu, son of Emperor Theodor II of Abyssinia, Ryde, England
622821 Prince Alamayu, son of Emperor Theodor II of Abyssinia, Ryde, England, 1868 (albumen print) by Hughes, Cornelius Jabez (1819-94); 9x5.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Rewi Maniapoto, c. 1890 (albumen print)
MGS272341 Rewi Maniapoto, c.1890 (albumen print) by Martin, Josiah (1843-1916); 20.5x15.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Manga)

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)

Young Burmese girl, c. 1875 (albumen print) (b / w photo)
XIR326654 Young Burmese girl, c.1875 (albumen print) (b/w photo) by Klier, Philip Adolphe (c.1845-1911); 26x21 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeune Birmane; Birmanie; Burma; Myanmar; ); English

Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890 s. Creator: French Photographer (19th century)
Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890s (b/w photo)

A Maori woman
5307704 A Maori woman.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of a Maori woman. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Native Chileans
5307685 Native Chileans.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of native Chileans. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Polar exploration ship 'Discovery' in Winter
5307678 The Polar exploration ship 'Discovery' in Winter.; (add.info.: Photograph of the Polar exploration ship 'Discovery' in Winter. Dated 19th century)

An engraving depicting an electric arc lights used in a photographer's studio, 19th century
5311411 An engraving depicting an electric arc lights used in a photographer's studio, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1879); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photograph of a group of M?ori people at Wiroa, New Zealand, 19th century
5309140 Photograph of a group of M?ori people at Wiroa, New Zealand, 19th century; (add.info.: Photograph of a group of Maori people at Wiroa, New Zealand)

Maori study, c.1910 (silver gelatin print)
MGS272357 Maori study, c.1910 (silver gelatin print) by Gaze, Henry (1874-1953); 14.1x9.8 cm; Private Collection; © Michael Graham-Stewart.

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)

A Maori chief
5307706 A Maori chief.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of a Maori chief. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Diamond reefing in South Africa
5307681 Diamond reefing in South Africa.; (add.info.: Photograph of diamond reefing in South Africa. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a mercury box for developing daguerreotypes, 19th century
5311403 An engraving depicting a mercury box for developing daguerreotypes, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1874); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Maori woman
5307702 A Maori woman.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of a Maori woman. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Natives of Terra Del Fuego
5307689 Natives of Terra Del Fuego.; (add.info.: Photograph of natives of Terra Del Fuego, the southernmost part of Argentina. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The workings at the De Beers diamond mines
5307682 The workings at the De Beers diamond mines.; (add.info.: Photograph of the workings at the De Beers diamond mines founded by Cecil Rhodes)

A photograph of a 30-inch refractor at Pulkovo Observatory. Built by Repsold, Hamburg, 1884, 19th century
5311605 A photograph of a 30-inch refractor at Pulkovo Observatory. Built by Repsold, Hamburg, 1884, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photograph of a group of M?ori people at Wiroa, New Zealand, 19th century
5309139 Photograph of a group of M?ori people at Wiroa, New Zealand, 19th century; (add.info.: Photograph of a group of Maori people at Wiroa, New Zealand)

Peter Cornelius (b/w photo)
5308279 Peter Cornelius (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Peter Cornelius (1824-1874) a German composer, writer about music, poet and translator. Dated 19th century

A Maori woman and child
5307708 A Maori woman and child.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of a Maori woman and child. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. Dated 19th century)

Maori Study, c.1910 (silver gelatin print)
MGS272356 Maori Study, c.1910 (silver gelatin print) by Gaze, Henry (1874-1953); 14.1x9.8 cm; Private Collection; © Michael Graham-Stewart.

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"Capturing Timeless Beauty: A Glimpse into the World of Black and White Photography" Step back in time with these captivating black and white photographs that transport us to different eras, showcasing both historical moments and artistic masterpieces. In the albumen print titled "View of a folly in Roundhay Park, " we are immersed in the tranquility of nature, as if standing right beside this architectural wonder. The silver gelatin print of Marconi and his wireless telegraph apparatus takes us to the pioneering days of communication technology, reminding us how far we have come. The illustration for Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Maud" evokes emotions through its delicate details captured by an albumen print. Similarly, the albumen print illustrating Tennyson's poem "Mariana" transports us into a world filled with melancholy beauty. Plate 192's collotype on paper showcases a vibrant dance scene from 1885 - frozen movements that still exude energy even after all these years. Meanwhile, stepping inside Charles of the Ritz beauty salon through interior views reveals elegance and luxury at its finest. From an aerial perspective, we witness history unfold as landing craft approach Normandy during World War II while barrage balloons float above like guardians protecting allied troops below. In contrast, the silver albumen print captures Swedish School House at Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition in 1876 - a testament to architectural marvels that stood tall even then. Lastly, James Chuma and Abdullah Susi proudly display David Livingstone artifacts at Newstead Abbey in England; their faces tell stories untold yet preserved forever through photography. And finally, gazing upon Roundhay House within Roundhay Park reminds us of timeless grandeur amidst nature's embrace. These black and white photographs not only freeze moments but also allow our imagination to wander beyond what is seen – they encapsulate history itself within their frames.