[Amateur views of British Columbia]
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Bound volume
[Amateur views of British Columbia]
ca. 1905
Bound volume with gelatin silver prints
Overall: 29 x 25.5 x 6 cm (11 7/16 x 10 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Gift of Dr. Philip Michael Peacock, 2004
DescriptionContemporary 3-Ring, "magic magnetic" album containing 144 amateur travel views of hunting and fishing, camp life in British Columbia and Wyoming. Images are approximately 14.9 x 9 cm. each made ca. 1905 by British traveler and big game hunter H. A. Martyn. These were preserved as a collection of loose prints by the grandfather of the donor and passed along to him, who then arranged the collection in the 1980's into albums in geographical and (possibly) chronological order. Images are arranged 2 per page with captions from the back of the images copied in ink onto the album page. Of particular interest is the inclusion of brief field notes of the photographer's, which identify the aperture openings, as well as the limited variations of shutter speeds possible (Time, Bulb, Instantaneous) with the camera of the period, and including subjective information about the technique of opening the shutter by means of a pneumatic bulb. (eg. "sharp squeeze", "long squeeze" etc.)
Vol. #6 of 6 volume set (Vol. #1 retained by donor]
Vol. #6 of 6 volume set (Vol. #1 retained by donor]
Inscriptions [label on spine]: 6
