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Leather and cardboard wallet containing an autochrome portrait of scientist and photographer William Bates Ferguson (1853-1937), by Mary Olive Edis (in autochrome viewer).

Autochrome Portrait of William Bates Ferguson

Carbon arc spectra on an autochrome plate, showing the sensitiveness of the plate to different parts of the spectrum, by J McIntosh, 1907. One of two autochrome plates showing spectra.

Carbon arc spectra on an autochrome plate

1907
Twenty autochromes, mostly of children, by Mrs. E. Janet Laing, c. 1907-13. (two cracked).

Twenty autochromes

1907-1913
An autochrome of a young girl, daughter of the photographer, sitting on a garden bench under a tree, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing (1872-1960) in 1908.

Portrait of a young girl

1908
Autochrome by W H Hoather, 1911

Autochrome by W H Hoather, 1911

1911
Colour autochrome photomicrograph of mica or crystals, by Arthur Clive Banfield, c 1910.

Micrograph of Mica or Crystals

circa 1910
Autochrome of a portion of a "Thames" plate, enlarged 50 times.

Autochrome of a portion of a "Thames" plate

Autochrome by W H Hoather, 1911

Autochrome by W H Hoather, 1911

1911
Colour autochrome photomicrograph of Mountain Quartz X63, by Arthur Clive Banfield, c 1910.

Micrograph of Mountain Quartz X63

circa 1910
Girl in a kimono, 1908. An autochrome of a young girl, daughter of the photographer, dressed in a pink kimono, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing (1872-1960) in 1908.

Girl in a Kimono by Janet Laing

1908
An autochrome of two girls in a garden, one seated and the other standing holding a pink parasol, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a girl wearing a pink dress sat in a chair outside, holding a bunch of flowers, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a girl wearing a white dress and blue sun bonnet, sat on a garden bench holding some flowers, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a young woman sat in a garden holding a pink parasol, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
Series of photographs of spectra on two autochrome plates, (a) Solar spectra, (b) Carbon arc spectra.

Series of photographs of spectra on two autochrome plates

Colour autochrome photomicrograph of structure of Aplite quartz from Dublin, by Arthur Clive Banfield, c 1910.

Micrograph of Structure of Aplite Quartz

circa 1910
Wallet with metal clasp, used to carry an autochrome portrait of scientist and photographer William Bates Ferguson (1853-1937), by Mary Olive Edis. Inside flap embossed in gold paint: 'Autochrome Portrait by M. O. Edis'.

Wallet for autochrome portrait of William Bates Ferguson

Early 20th century
Viewing device containing an autochrome portrait of scientist and photographer William Bates Ferguson (1853-1937), by Mary Olive Edis.

Viewer for autochrome portrait of William Bates Ferguson

Early 20th century
Autochrome portrait of scientist and photographer William Bates Ferguson (1853-1937), by Mary Olive Edis. In viewer.

Autochrome portrait of William Bates Ferguson

Early 20th century
Autochrome of a portion of a "Multichrome" plate, enlarged 50 times.

Autochrome of a portion of a "Multichrome" plate

Solar spectra on an autochrome plate, showing the sensitiveness of the plate to different parts of the spectrum, by J McIntosh, 1907. One of two autochrome plates showing spectra.

Solar spectra on an autochrome plate

1907
An autochrome of two girls wearing blue dresses, sitting in meadow with roses on their laps, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of two girls wearing dresses and sunhats stood on a path in front of an arch of flowers in a garden, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of two girls wearing blue dresses and sunhats in a garden, one standing and one seated, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of two girls, one wearing pink, the other wearing white, leaning against a wall, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of two girls wearing green dresses in a garden, one rests her head in the other's lap, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a girl, her head resting on her had, next to some flowers, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
Autochrome by W H Hoather, 1911

Autochrome by W H Hoather, 1911

1911
Lumieres autochrome plate; flower subject.

Lumieres' autochrome plate of a flower subject

Autochrome colour transparencies of children in garden, by Mrs.Etheldreda Janet Laing, c. 1907-13.

Children in Garden

1907-1913
An autochrome of two girls wearing green dresses in a garden, one is seated, the other lies on the grass with her head resting on her hand, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a girl wearing a white dress and blue sun bonnet, standing in a garden next to a tall yellow plant, a hedge and trees can be seen in the background, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of two girls wearing blue dresses and sunhats stood in front of a doorway, leaning on a railing at the top of a set of stairs, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a girl wearing a green dress holding a bunch of pink flowers, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a girl wearing a white dress and pink bonnet holding a parasol, seated next to a flowerbed, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a girl wearing a white dress and blue sun bonnet, standing in a garden, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
An autochrome of a girl wearing a straw hat standing in a garden surrounded by flowers, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing.

Autochrome by E.J. Laing

1907-1913
Colour autochrome photomicrograph of mica, by Arthur Clive Banfield, c 1910.

Micrograph of Mica

circa 1910
Autochrome of a portion of an "Aurora" plate, enlarged 50 times.

Autochrome of a portion of an "Aurora" plate

Portion of a flower subject, enlarged 50 times on an autochrome plate, taken by Arthur E Smith in 1909. It shows the individual red, green and blue starch grains. This was the first autochrome to be purchased by the Science Museum in 1909, with the first autochromes in the museum's collection acquired in 1907 (1907-99/1 and 1907-99/2).

Portion of a flower subject enlarged fifty times on an autochrome plate

1909
Autochrome colour transparencies of a girl with parasol and a toy dog, by Mrs.Etheldreda Janet Laing, c. 1907-13.

Girl with parasol and a toy dog

1907-1913
Eleven autochrome colour transparencies of children, by Mrs.Etheldreda Janet Laing, c. 1907-13.

Eleven autochrome colour transparencies of children

1907-1913