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Ricketts Collection of photographs, equipment and ephemera

Collection of photographs, equipment and ephemera assembled by Howard and Jane Ricketts and reflecting their interest in topographic, ethnographic and industrial subjects. This Collection concentrates on British nineteenth century photographs, particularly in the first fifty years after its invention in 1839, it is unusually strong in documentary and ethnographic material.

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Elderly Woman

circa 1845

Self Portrait Jabez Hogg

1840-1850

Jabez Hogg's Father

circa 1845

Large Carte-de-visite album of Victorian Personalities

1860-1899

Plantation Workers, Ceylon

1875-1879

Hogg and Three Children

circa 1845

Jabez Hogg with Walter and Nellie Hogg

1849-1850

Magic lantern projector

'The Horse in Motion'

1882
Ambrotype. Woman and dog. Hand painted.

Woman and Dog

circa 1850
Framed daguerreotype of a French officer. The soldier's hat, epaulets and buttons are hand tinted with gold. Framed with an ornate black plaster and wood frame with gold oval mount.

French Officer

circa 1850
Hand coloured daguerreotype in ormulu frame of girl with doll. Kilburn, 234 Regent Street.

Girl With Doll

1840-1850
Cased daguerreotype. Image of a young girl leaning against a leather chair. Hand tinted. Maroon case with plush interior and gold, oval mount. Made by Mr. Kilburn, 222 Regent Street.

Girl Leaning Against Chair

1840-1850
Daguerreotype of woman in bonnet, by Claudet, Adelaide Gallery, The Strand.

Woman in Bonnet

1840-1850
A photograph of an Egyptian woman taken by Émile Béchard in about 1880. This albumen print is part of an album.

Femme du Luxor

circa 1880
Photogravure entitled 'The Steerage', by Alfred Stieglitz, 1907. Print made 1915.

The Steerage

1907 (1915)
Daguerreotype, large half plate. Man stood by column. Inscribed on reverse `Robert Freeman taken 1852'.

Robert Freeman

1852
Daguerreotype, possibly French, man with large hat.

Man With Large Hat

circa 1850
Daguerreotype. Quarter plate Young man in cap. Hand tinted. By ...? and Woodward.

Young Man in Cap

circa 1850
Daguerreotype portrait entitled 'Luise Gaederhens', by Carl Ferdinand Stelzner, 1845. Inscription on reverse, photographer date and subject.

Luise Gaederhens

1845
Ambrotype, sixth plate. Girl on seat. Inside case `Alma Inkerman Balaclava'

Girl on Seat

circa 1860
Daguerreotype. Sixth plate. Young man.

Young Man

1840-1860
Daguerreotype `George Thomson (sic), English, Anti Slavery Champion'. Sixth plate.Typewritten note in case. Portrait of George Thompson (1804-1878) MP and anti-slavery campaigner.

Portrait of George Thomson (sic), English, Anti Slavery Champion

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate, woman, same woman sitter as A47.

Woman

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate.Three Friends, young gentlemen. Sticky label with No 115.

Three Friends

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate. Girl by Garden gate.

Girl By Garden Gate

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate, boy with fishing rod and sister. Ormula mount.

Boy With Fishing Rod and Sister

circa 1850
Hand coloured daguerreotype, quarter plate, portrait of a middle aged man by window, taken by Napoleon Sarony.

Middle Aged Man By Window

circa 1860
Daguerreotype, quarter plate. Student with striped waistcoat. Leaf emblem in front of case.

Student With Stripped Waistcoat

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate, man with chequered waistcoat.

Man With Chequered Waistcoat

circa 1850
Daguerreotype entitled 'Mr & Mrs Crosby' by an unknown photographer. Sixth plate. Written in ink note pinned to inside of case 'Mr & Mrs Crosby who came across the ...? Of Panama from Newark n.j. To Calif in the early 1850s. Settled in Oakland.'

Mr And Mrs Crosby

circa 1855
Hand tinted daguerreotype portrait of a nurse by an unknown photographer. Ninth plate. Sticky label No 105.

Nurse

circa 1850
Ambrotype of a woman reading a book by a table, by unknown photographer. Sticky label on reverse No 12.

Woman Reading a Book By a Table

circa 1850
Hand tinted ambrotype 'Dr Frank Douglas' by an unknown photographer. Quarter plate. Inscription on note inside case 'Dr Frank Douglas of ....? (Kello). Friend of JH Sherriff. 1866 or 1885.' Date written on a paper Dr Douglas is holding in the image 1857 -

Dr Frank Douglas

1857-11-27
Ambrotype. Bakers Boy with basket `The Hygienic Bakery' on cart.

Baker's Boy With Basket

circa 1850
Daguerreotype, Framed, French. Officer.

French Officer

circa 1850
Hand tinted quarter plate ambrotype of man with guinea pig and wife.

Man with Wife and a Guinea Pig

circa 1850
Ambrotype of a pony stood outside a stable

Pony Stood Outside Stable

circa 1850
Daguerreotype 'Peyton W Clement', 1854.One Sixth plate hand written note with title and date. Sticky label No 124

Peyton W Clement

1854
Hand tinted daguerreotype portrait of a stout man by an unknown photographer. Ninth plate.

Stout Man

circa 1850
Hand tinted daguerreotype portrait of woman with bonnet by an unknown photographer. Ninth plate.

Woman With Bonnet

circa 1850
Hand tinted daguerreotype portrait of man with a half smile, by an unknown photographer. Ninth plate. Sticky label No 87.

Man With Half Smile

circa 1850
A collodion positive (ambrotype) of a smartly-dressed boy carrying a walking cane. Ninth plate. Label on reverse reads 'J Hickling, Photograph Artisit. 26 Harbour Street, Ramsgate and No 5 Lamb Place. Kingsland. London'.

Smartly Dressed Boy

1850-1860
Twleve (?) daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, ninth & sixth plate (including one pair cased together)

Twelve Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes of The Baigent Family

circa 1850
Brooch with hand tinted ambrotype portrait of a young man by an unknown photographer.

Young Man

circa 1850
Brooch with hand tinted daguerreotype portrait of a bearded man leaning by an unknown photographer. Sticky label on reverse 'Kilburn tkg? Phillipi + H'.

Bearded Man

circa 1850
Ambrotype portrait of a seated man leaning on a book by an unknown photographer. Ninth plate. Sticky label on reverse 'No 52'.

Seated Man Leaning on Book

circa 1850
Daguerreotype self portrait of J B Dancer with two friends. Inscribed on reverse 'L JB Dancer, Mr Wilkinson and EW Binney R'. Not in case. Taped.

Self Portrait Of J B Dancer With Two Friends

circa 1850
A collodion positive (ambrotype) of a young woman, a daughter of the Cobden Family, taken by B Downs in 1859. Ninth plate. Inscribed on the reverse `M(?) Cobden. February 1861. Aged 14 years'.

M Cobden

1861-02
A collodion positive (ambrotype) of a young boy, George Cobden, aged fifteen, taken by B. Downs in 24 June 1861. Ninth plate. Inscribed on reverse 'BD. George. June 24th 1861. Aged 15th.'

George Cobden

1861-06-24