Brittingham's Of Madison Lantern Slides 1897-1922, Travels to 22 States & 32 Countries! WOW! Most Interesting Reading!
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The collection consists of the personal and travel photographs of the Brittinghams from the years 1897-1922. These images
capture the private lives of a wealthy family at the turn of the century, and document their travels.
The Kodak camera, introduced in 1888, was the first to employ roll film. It was also the easiest to operate (the Eastman Company's slogan was ("You press the button, we'll do the rest"). In 1968 several wooded boxes containing lantern slides and film and glass plate negatives were discovered in the attic of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (former Brittingham home, it currently serves as the official residence of the UW System President). It was determined there were 1847 slides in the collection and the calculated value was $2,820.00-the cost of producing that many glass plate slides ($1.50 per slide at that time) plus the value of the cases holding the slides. This unique collection's intrinsic social and historical value far surpasses that estimate. Today the collection contains 1,845 slides; two have been lost over the years, 1.620 of those images have been digitized for this online collection.
Lantern slides were popular way to view and share photographs in the early 1800's. Until I read this article I never knew what a "Lantern slide" was.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection
Travelling Priest in Kyoto Travelling Priest in Kyoto (1898, Kyoto, Japan, Glass lantern slide). From the Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection. "...This collection consists of the personal and travel photographs of the Brittinghams, a prominent and influential Wisconsin family. Spanning the years 1897-1922, these images capture the private lives of a wealthy family at the turn of the century, and document their travels to 22 states and 32 countries. The subjects of this collection range widely from informal pictures of children at play to detailed interior shots of the Brittingham homes. Scenic landscapes, cityscapes, and street scenes from around the world are in abundance. The Brittinghams traveled from the Grand Canyon to Eastern Asia, and everywhere captured particulars of dress, architecture, and locomotion.
http://archives.library.wisc.edu/uw-archives/exhibits/brittingham/16about.html
The collection consists of the personal and travel photographs of the Brittinghams from the years 1897-1922. These images
capture the private lives of a wealthy family at the turn of the century, and document their travels.
The Kodak camera, introduced in 1888, was the first to employ roll film. It was also the easiest to operate (the Eastman Company's slogan was ("You press the button, we'll do the rest"). In 1968 several wooded boxes containing lantern slides and film and glass plate negatives were discovered in the attic of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (former Brittingham home, it currently serves as the official residence of the UW System President). It was determined there were 1847 slides in the collection and the calculated value was $2,820.00-the cost of producing that many glass plate slides ($1.50 per slide at that time) plus the value of the cases holding the slides. This unique collection's intrinsic social and historical value far surpasses that estimate. Today the collection contains 1,845 slides; two have been lost over the years, 1.620 of those images have been digitized for this online collection.
Lantern slides were popular way to view and share photographs in the early 1800's. Until I read this article I never knew what a "Lantern slide" was.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection
Travelling Priest in Kyoto Travelling Priest in Kyoto (1898, Kyoto, Japan, Glass lantern slide). From the Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection. "...This collection consists of the personal and travel photographs of the Brittinghams, a prominent and influential Wisconsin family. Spanning the years 1897-1922, these images capture the private lives of a wealthy family at the turn of the century, and document their travels to 22 states and 32 countries. The subjects of this collection range widely from informal pictures of children at play to detailed interior shots of the Brittingham homes. Scenic landscapes, cityscapes, and street scenes from around the world are in abundance. The Brittinghams traveled from the Grand Canyon to Eastern Asia, and everywhere captured particulars of dress, architecture, and locomotion.
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