Portrait of William and Claude Friese Greene by an unknown photographer
circa 1908
William and Claude Friese-Greene Collection
Collection of apparatus and ephemera associated with the early film pioneers, William (1855-1921) and Claude Friese-Greene (1898-1943). Contained within nine boxes are various photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, articles and documents relating to William Friese-Greene, his family, including his sons, Claude and Graham and grandson Tony Friese-Greene. The material also includes family letters, studio portraits, negative prints, photographic glass plates, and documents relating to William Friese-Greene’s attempts at motion photography. The collection also extends to his son’s work on colour photography (Friese-Greene Natural Colour Process) and cinematography (including stills from some of his motion pictures). Items also include various articles and documents relating to his business ventures both in the United Kingdom and America. Items relating to ‘The Open Road’ and a copy of Ray Allister’s (Muriel Forth) Biography ‘Close-up of an Inventor’ are also included within the collection.
Portrait of Claude Friese Greene
1918
Portrait of Claude Friese Greene
circa 1925
Portrait of Chrissie, wife of Claude Friese Greene
circa 1925
William Friese-Greene with Business Partner
circa 1925
Brochure for 'The Open Road'
1926
Portrait of William Friese-Greene
Claude Friese-Greene on location
Scrapbook relating to Friese Greene
Original packaging for packet of Ty-Phoo tea
1972
Photograph of plaque commemorating William Friese-Greene
Unknown
'Everybody's Weekly' magazine, 6 September 1951
1951
Photograph of a display of William Friese-Greene related equipment
Unknown
Photograph of William Friese-Greene
unknown
A photograph of William Friese-Greene's workshop
Unknown
A photograph William Friese-Greene's funeral procession
1921
Photograph of the bust of William Friese-Greene on the facade of the Chelsea Gaumont cinema
unknown
Boy looking at a case of William Friese-Greene's work
unknown
Copy print of a photograph of William Friese-Greene holding a small dog
unknown
Album of press cuttings
1920-1930
Album of press cuttings relating to the work of William Friese-Greene
1950s
A brochure for 'The Open Road'
1926
Copy of the catalogue for the sale of the Will Day Collection
1933
Service for the funeral of William Friese-Greene
1921
Patent 'Improvements in and Relating to Air Cars or Air Ships', 1908
1908
Patent submitted by William Friese-Greene
1893
Patent submitted by William Friese-Greene
1898
Patent submitted by William Friese-Greene
1900
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Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1994-5013
- type:
- collection
- credit:
- The Friese-Greene Collection
