Born: 1814, 27 August - England, Nottinghamshire, East Retford Died: 1896, April Gender: Male Active: UK
Creator of microphotograph slides of around 150 photographic curiosities on glass slides between 1859 and 1862. A gentleman of diverse occupations in the 1861 census he considered himself to be a "photographer". At the London Exposition (1862) he exhibited eleven photographs of London's "principal buildings" along with microphotographs. Known for his series of micrograph slides "London in Miniature - A Photographic Curiosity for the Microscope" which have "JS" labels.
An account of the life of Alfred Reeves will be found at http://microscopist.net/.
[With thanks to Prof. Brian Stevenson]
John Charles Stovin
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