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LL/83939
Lafayette W. Seavey (manufacturer)
Advert for "L. W. Seavey, Scenic Artist, 684 Broadway, New York." - "New Rembrandt Background"
1871
Advert
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
 
LL/83939 [Further details available]

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LL/34499
Lafayette W. Seavey
1884
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/34499 [Further details available]

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LL/34493
Lafayette W. Seavey, Backgrounds
1881, 10 October (advert) 1882 (publication)
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/34493 [Further details available]

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LL/34902
Advert for Seavey's Studio, Studio 8, Lafayette Place, New York
1881
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/34902 [Further details available]

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LL/35814
Seavey's Latest Improved Rembrandt & Vignette Background
1871
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/35814 [Further details available]

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LL/36229
Advert in Spanish for Lafayette W. Seavey [Background painter]
 

1873
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/36229 [Further details available]

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LL/36231
Advert in Spanish for Lafayette W. Seavey [Background painter]
1873
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/36231 [Further details available]

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LL/104614
Wair & Barnes (manufacturer, LaPorte, Indiana)
Advert for "High Grade Backgrounds at Popular Prices" - "Made only by Weir & Barnes, LaPorte, Ind."
1900
Advert
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
 
LL/104614 [Further details available]

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LL/84218
Lafayette W. Seavey (New York, U.S.A.)
Studio portrait in front of an unusual background
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
Private collection of Graham Pilecki
 
LL/84218

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LL/84219
Lafayette W. Seavey (New York, U.S.A.)
Backmark for Lafayette W. Seavey (New York, U.S.A.) showing "This photograph illustrates the use of Seavey's Background No....." and "Accessory No: 931"
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
Private collection of Graham Pilecki
 
LL/84219

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LL/34497
William Cargill, Photographic Material Importer
1883
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/34497 [Further details available]

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LL/34494
W.F. Ashe's Backgrounds and Accessories
1882
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/34494 [Further details available]

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LL/34598
W.A. Ashe & Co.
1866
Advert
 
Google Books
 
LL/34598 [Further details available]

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LL/34322
William James Topley
Topley Studio advertisement in the Ottawa Free Press announcing the addition of four new backgrounds
1872, 7 October
Newspaper clipping
 
Library and Archives Canada
nlc-14833
 
LL/34322 [Further details available]

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LL/34384
The Secret of Colouring Photographs on Glass
1856, 17 June
Journal page
 
Google Books
 
LL/34384 [Further details available]

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LL/84045
Page layout from a Leop. Loebenstein catalogue (Vienna) showing backgrounds
1910s
Catalogue page
 
Private collection of Bálint Flesch?
 
LL/84045

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LL/84046
Page layout from a Leop. Loebenstein catalogue (Vienna) showing backgrounds
1910s
Catalogue page
 
Private collection of Bálint Flesch?
 
LL/84046

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LL/84047
Page layout from a Leop. Loebenstein catalogue (Vienna) showing backgrounds
1910s
Catalogue page
 
Private collection of Bálint Flesch?
 
LL/84047

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LL/80244
Studio backgrounds
1908
Catalogue
 
Private collection of John S. Rochon
 
LL/80244 [Further details available]

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LL/80200
Studio backgrounds
1902 (ca)
Catalogue
 
Private collection of Karen Hendrix
 
LL/80200 [Further details available]

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LL/84285
Robey-French Co.
Catalogue cover for Robey-French, 1908, Catalog of High-Grade Backgrounds for the Photographer, (Boston, Mass.: Robey-French Co.)
1908
Catalogue title page
 
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library, Record id: SILNMAHTL_13020
 
LL/84285 [Further details available]

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LL/84286
Robey-French Co.
Packard Brothers High-Grade Backgrounds
1908
Catalogue page
 
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library, Record id: SILNMAHTL_13020
 
LL/84286 [Further details available]

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LL/84287
Robey-French Co.
Packard Brothers High-Grade Backgrounds
1908
Catalogue page
 
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library, Record id: SILNMAHTL_13020
 
LL/84287 [Further details available]

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LL/84288
Robey-French Co.
Packard Brothers High-Grade Backgrounds
1908
Catalogue page
 
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library, Record id: SILNMAHTL_13020
 
LL/84288 [Further details available]

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LL/84289
Robey-French Co.
Packard Brothers High-Grade Backgrounds
1908
Catalogue page
 
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library, Record id: SILNMAHTL_13020
 
LL/84289 [Further details available]

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LL/83991
Atelier Seidel (Ceský Krumlov, now Czech Republic)
Stenciled maker details on a painted background - "Atelier Pfister & Meier, Richtersweil (Zurich)" [Switzerland]
2018 (taken, backround older)
Colour photograph
 
Museum Fotoatelier Seidel
Image id: fs_20061211_platno_zima 005
 
LL/83991 [Further details available]

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LL/83993
Atelier Seidel (Ceský Krumlov, now Czech Republic)
Stenciled maker details on a painted background - "A. Pfister, Richtersweil", [Zurich, Switzerland]
2018 (taken, backround older)
Colour photograph
 
Museum Fotoatelier Seidel
 
LL/83993

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LL/92297
Rough and Caldwell Company (New York) (maker)
Catalogue cover for Rough and Caldwell Company, n.d., Artistc Backgrounds and Accessories for Photographic Art Effects (New York: Rough and Caldwell Company)
n.d.
Catalogue cover
 
Private collection of Josh Heller
 
LL/92297

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LL/92298
Rough and Caldwell Company (New York) (maker)
No. 4290. Combination Stairway & Ground - Rough and Caldwell Company, n.d., Artistc Backgrounds and Accessories for Photographic Art Effects (New York: Rough and Caldwell Company)
n.d.
Catalogue page
 
Private collection of Josh Heller
 
LL/92298

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LL/92243
Sylvania (manufacturer)
Your friends will love Sylvania Photo-Props!
1956, April
Advertisement
 
Private collection of Christopher Steiner
 
LL/92243 [Further details available]

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LL/97399
Lafayette W. Seavey (New York, U.S.A.)
[A studio background painter at work]
1880s
Albumen printing out paper print
 
19th century photography
 
LL/97399

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LL/97401
Lafayette W. Seavey (New York, U.S.A.)
[Studio backgrounds including a studio background painter at work]
1880s
Albumen printing out paper prints (x6)
 
19th century photography
 
LL/97401

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LL/97400
Lafayette W. Seavey (New York, U.S.A.)
[Studio backgrounds]
1880s
Albumen printing out paper prints (x6)
 
19th century photography
 
LL/97400

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LL/97402
Lafayette W. Seavey (New York, U.S.A.)
No. 1295 Stern of Yacht. $20.00 / No. 1296 Bg. The Bay. Pr. Ft. 25c - L.W. Seavey, New Nork.
1880s
Albumen printing out paper print
 
19th century photography
 
LL/97402

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