Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. Photographs may be positive or negative, opaque or transparent. The concept does not include reproductive prints of documents and technical drawings, for which descriptors found under "
Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:
A wedding procession, likely at Mariannhill Monastery , 1880s or 1890s
Item — Oversize 1: Series 3, Folder: 2
Call Number: MSS 12, Series III
Scope and Contents:
Files of men and women walk behind the bridal couple, and a monk looks on at right. Likely one of a series of photos taken at Mariannhill Monastery.
Dates:
1880s or 1890s
Adderley Street, Cape Town , circa 1900
Item — 1: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 8
Call Number: MSS 12, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Depicts a busy street in Cape Town, with numerous buggies and trolleys, and showing a large building with a sign reading "J.D. Cartwright and Co." Has ink stamp of "Sallo Epstein & Co." on the reverse.
Dates:
circa 1900
Album of Carr family portrait photographs, 1865-1899
Item — Oversize 14: Series 3
Call Number: MSS 8, Series III
Scope and Contents:
Comprises portrait photographs of individual members of the Carr family. The inside front cover of the album is inscribed: "The Children of T.W. Carr, Rector of Barming." Mounts of the photographs have been labeled in a single (much later?) hand. The majority of photographs appear to be albumen prints.The album includes portraits of T.W. Carr, Harriet Carr, Mary Carr, Thomas Carr, Robert Carr, Al (Alured) Carr, Laura Carr, Frank Carr, and Margaret Carr. The first photograph depicts...
Dates:
1865-1899
Beach Promenade, Durban, South Africa , circa 1900
Item — 1: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 8
Call Number: MSS 12, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Depicts a broad paved waterfront promenade in Durban. Several people are walking up and down the promenade or lounging on the lawns. Has ink stamp of "Sallo Epstein & Co." on the reverse.
Dates:
circa 1900
Botanical Gardens , 1880s or 1890s
Item — 1: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 6
Call Number: MSS 12, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Depicts a long avenue on the sides of which grow heavy clusters of palms and other vegetation. Has the ink stamp of "Alex. Rambert" on the reverse.
Dates:
1880s or 1890s
Cango Caves Exterior, Prince Albert, Oudtshoorn , circa 1900
Item — 1: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 8
Call Number: MSS 12, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Depicts the exterior of the Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn, South Africa. Eight people stand in front--a group of men and boys, wearing Western garb and appearing to be tourists at the cave. Has the ink stamp of "T.D. Ravenscroft" of Rondebosch (Cape Town), on the reverse
Dates:
circa 1900
Cango Caves Interior, Prince Albert, Oudtshoorn Road , circa 1900
Item — Oversize 1: Series 3, Folder: 2
Call Number: MSS 12, Series III
Scope and Contents:
With the ink stamp of T.D. Ravenscroft on the reverse.
Dates:
circa 1900
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (1 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 38
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leigton working on compositional studies for Grist Milling. Verso: numbered "1" in pencil. Red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687"
The compositional study shown in this photograph is not among the present collection held at the YCBA.
The compositional study shown in this photograph is not among the present collection held at the YCBA.
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (2 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 39
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton working on the woodblock for Grist Milling. Her face is not in the frame, which centers on her hands and tools. Verso: numbered "8" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (3 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 40
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton inking the woodblock for Grist Milling with a hand-held ink-roller. She is visible from the waist up, wearing a loose, dark-colored dress. Verso: numbered "5" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (4 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 41
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton printing Grist Milling by hand, using the back of a spoon to rub the paper onto the woodblock. Only her hands and torso are visible. Verso: numbered "4" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (5 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 42
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton peeling a freshly printed page from the woodblock for Grist Milling. Leighton's face is well-lit from the left (her right). Verso: numbered "2" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Grist Milling (6 of 6), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 43
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton peeling a freshly printed page from the woodblock for Grist Milling. Landscape orientation. Leighton's face is half-hidden in shadow, only the left side discernible. Verso: numbered "2" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Ship Wreck (1 of 2), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 44
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton engraving the woodblock for Ship Wreck (1953). Only her hands and torso are in the frame. Verso: numbered "15" in pencil; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Clare Leighton working on Ship Wreck (2 of 2), [between 1949 and 1953]
Item — 1: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 45
Call Number: MSS 7, Series V
Scope and Contents:
Depicts Clare Leighton engraving the woodblock for Ship Wreck (1953). Only her hands and torso are in the frame. Verso: numbered "17" in pencil; someone (not Leighton) has written in pen, "Please return to Mrs. Henry Harper Hart. R7D #2 Southbury Conn." ; red ink stamp reading: "Photography by / Ruth M. Hitzberger / Church Hill Road / Washington Depot, Conn. / Wash. 2687."
Dates:
[between 1949 and 1953]
Coastal area / Unidentified town , circa 1900
Item — Oversize 1: Series 3, Folder: 3
Call Number: MSS 12, Series III
Dates:
circa 1900
Four images of scenes in China / Two images of Funchal (?) , circa 1900
Item — Oversize 1: Series 3, Folder: 3
Call Number: MSS 12, Series III
Scope and Contents:
Four images of various scenes in China, some of architecture, one rooftop view of a village, and one scene of a woman in Western dress holding an infant at some sort of stone building. Two images of Madeira, one labeled "Camara de Lobos." Possibly related to Mariannhill Mission/Monastery, represented in other images belonging to the same set of former album pages.
Dates:
circa 1900
Four images of scenes in China / Two images of unidentified street scenes, possibly in Funchal , circa 1900
Item — Oversize 1: Series 3, Folder: 3
Call Number: MSS 12, Series III
Scope and Contents:
The four albumen prints of scenes in China depict art, architecture, and local people. The images may be associated with the Mariannhill Missionaries.
Dates:
circa 1900
Four unidentified landscape photographs , circa 1900
Item — Oversize 1: Series 3, Folder: 1
Call Number: MSS 12, Series III
Scope and Contents:
All four photographs depict water features in a hilly terrain.
Dates:
circa 1900
French Gardens, Le Reduit , 1890s
Item — 1: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 6
Call Number: MSS 12, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Photograph depicting lush vegetation with a lake at the center. Has the ink stamp of "Alex. Rambert" on the reverse.
Dates:
1890s