Catalogue description William Henry Fox Talbot Collection
This record is held by National Science and Media Museum
Reference: | WHFTC |
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Title: | William Henry Fox Talbot Collection |
Description: |
A collection of early photographic negatives and prints made by William Henry Fox Talbot and his circle in the 1830s and 1840s. This Collection includes the world's earliest surviving photographic negative. |
Date: | 1838-1849 |
Held by: | National Science and Media Museum, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
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Physical description: | 6,000 items |
Access conditions: |
Open. Refer to www.nmpft.org.uk/insight for further information. |
Administrative / biographical background: |
Collection acquired from Lacock Abbey in the 1930s. |
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