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Landscape

circa 1910

A seaside promenade

circa 1905

A seafront promenade

circa 1905

Collection of photographs and related ephemera by George Davison.

Photographic ephemera relating to George Davison

1886-1921

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled "At St Catherine's Hill, Guildford", the image shows a young girl sitting on a rock overlooking a stream. This photograph was displayed during the Photographic Society of Great Britain exhibition of 1887.

At St Catherine's Hill, Guildford

1887

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image Davison's daughter, Ruby, leaning out the window of her house. SHe is wearing a fur collar and hand warmer.

Ruby Davison

circa 1885

Photogravure by George Davison, 1899, entitled 'Reflections, Weston on the Green'.

Reflections, Weston on the Green

1899

Silver gelatin panoramic photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Leisure seekers in Edwardian dress photographed on Lowestoft Pier, Suffolk.

Lowestoft Pier

circa 1905

Photograph by George Davison, 1889, entitled 'When Evening Shadows Mark The Hour For Home'.

When Evening Shadows Mark The Hour For Home

1889

Silver gelatin photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled 'Mending nets', the image shows two fishermen mending a fishing net outside of a hut in Rye. This photograph was displayed in the Photographic Societ of India exhiition, 17 January 1888.

Mending nets

1888

Silver gelatin panoramic photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Leisure seekers in Edwardian dress photographed on Lowestoft Pier, Suffolk.

Lowestoft Pier

circa 1905

Photogravure of photograph by George Davison, titled "The Long Arm". Inscribed in blue ink on front bottom-right corner.

The Long Arm

1900-1902

Silver gelatin photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled "A Breezy Corner", this image was displayed at the Photographic Society of Great Britain Exhibition of 1889.

A Breezy Corner

1889

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows a fleet of fishing boats in the entrance to Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk. This photograph was exhibited in the Amateur Photographic Exhibition of 1886.

Entrance to Lowestoft Harbour (Fishing Smack)

1886

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows Davison's son, Ronald. He is standing behind a chair in front of a window and looking off-camera.

Ronald Davison

ca. 1895

Silver Gelatin photograph mounted on paper, by George Davison, ca. 1898. Image shows self-portrait of Davison, sitting on the bow of a row boat, holding a Kodak No 4 box camera.

George Davison self-portrait

circa 1898

Silver gelatin panoramic photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows boats moored in the harbour at Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Lowestoft Harbour

circa 1905

Silver gelatin panoramic photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Leisure seekers in Edwardian dress walk along the beach promenade in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Lowestoft Promenade

circa 1905

Photogravure entitled 'Landscape Near Portmadoc' by George Davison, about 1900.

Landscape Near Portmadoc

circa 1900

Sepia-toned photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Portrait of fellow photographer WF Baldry. Baldry is pictured standing in the entryway to a house or studio. He is wearing a boater hat and looking toward a window.

WF Baldry

circa 1900

Silver gelatin panoramic photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows a large sail boat anchored in Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk.

Boat in Lowestoft Harbour

circa 1900

Silver gelatin panoramic photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Boats anchored in Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk.

Boats in Lowestoft Harbour

circa 1905

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows Davison's daughter, Ruby, sitting against industrial debris on a rocky beach (Lowestoft?). Behind her are several rowboats and brick houses.

Ruby Davison

circa 1885

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled "Toilers in the Field", this photograph was displayed in the 1892 Camera Club Annual Exhibition.

Toilers in the Field

circa 1892

Photogravure on textured paper, by George Davison, mounted on card. Untitled image shows a horse and cart driving through snow. An unidentified cityscape makes up the background.

Horse and cart driving through snow

circa 1895

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows fishermen laying out sails at Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk.

Lowestoft Harbour

circa 1885

Silver gelatin photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled 'A Cottage Home, Sussex', the image shows a woman sweeping the steps outside of her cottage, while a young boy in a deerstalker hat watches. This photograph won the bronze medal at the 1888 Oldham Exhibition.

A Cottage Home, Sussex

1888

Vintage photogravure by George Davison. Image shows farmers burning weeds in a field. Dated 1893.

Weed Burning

1893

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows two farmers working during harvest time. One of the men is using a hand-plow driven by two horses to till a field.

Harvest time

circa 1885

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows a middy river bank at low tide. This image was displayed in the Photographic Society of Great Britain Exhibition of 1888 and in the Midland Counties Exhibition of 1889.

The Dying Day

1888

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card.. Image shows two men in conversation outside a wood house - possibly Mapledurham.

Two men in conversation

1897

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled "Mapledurham Mill", this photograph was published in the Photographic Times, 1897, pg. 367.

Mapledurham Mill

1897

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled "A Sea Urchin", this image was displayed in the Photographic Society of Great Britain exhibition of 1886.

A Sea Urchin

1886

Vintage black and white print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows a man leading a horse-drawn cart down a lane in an english village.

English village

circa 1890s

Silver gelatin panoramic photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Image of an urban scene in Victorian London. Horse-drawn carriages and omnibus can be seen amongst the foot traffic.

London street scene

circa 1900

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled "None as Contented as He", the image shows a middle aged man, sitting on a park bench, holding a large book (possibly braille) on his lap.

None as Contented as He

circa 1895

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows three young womensitting behind a house in an unidentified English village.

English village scene

circa 1885

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, titled "Oxford Street - A rainy day". This image featured in the Eastman Photographic Exhibition 1897.

Oxford Street - A wet day

1897

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows several sailboats at sea, possibly at Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Boats at sea

circa 1885

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows boats in Rye Harbour, Sussex.

Boats in Rye Harbour

circa 1885

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Panoramic view of Lowestoft Harbour.

Lowestoft Harbour

circa 1895

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows a man driving a horse-drawn cart across a shallow river. A church, churchyard and houses can be seen in the background.

English village scene

circa 1885

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows a man sitting on a white horse. He is chatting with an elderly man in an unidentified English village.

Man on white horse

circa 1895

Silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Portrait of George Davison's niece, Maudie Hiller, with her cat.

Maudie Hiller with cat

ca. 1890

Silver gelatin panoramic photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Group of people walking on the bank of the River Ember at Molesey, Surrey.

River Ember

ca. 1900

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows a group of men scrubbing the bottom of a boat in Rye, East Sussex. Undated, ca. 1890.

Boat Cleaning

circa 1890

Silver gelatin photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Titled 'Little Misery', the image shows a small, shoeless, pauper boy sitting against a wooden wall. This photograph was displayed in the Photographic Society of India exhibition of 1887.

Little Misery

1887

Silver gelatin photograph by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows two farmers preparing a field for harvest. One of the men is holding a rake while another is maneuvering a horse-drawn plough.

Ploughing a field

circa 1895

Letter written by George Davison to the Board Members of the Eastman Kodak Company, dated 7 July 1891. The letter mentions that the Board decided to adopt the course of action set out in an enclosed rough draft of the proposed company circular letter [draft missing].

Letter from George Davison re: Eastman Kodak Company Board Meeting

07 July 1891

Vintage silver gelatin print by George Davison, mounted on card. Image shows three farmers tilling a field using a horse-drawn plow.

Tilling a field

1888

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