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
Letter from William Friese Greene to Crawley, 26 October 1910
26 October 1910
Brochure for 'The Open Road'
1926
Portrait of William Friese-Greene
Claude Friese-Greene on location
Scrapbook relating to Friese Greene
Album of press cuttings about the death of William Friese-Greene in 1921
circa 1921
Original packaging for packet of Ty-Phoo tea
1972
Photograph of plaque commemorating William Friese-Greene
Unknown
Bankruptcy notice served on William Friese-Greene in Brighton
1909
'Everybody's Weekly' magazine, 6 September 1951
1951
Framed photograph of William Friese-Green
unknown
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
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Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1994-5013
- type:
- collection
- credit:
- The Friese-Greene Collection
