In 1907 Garstang conducted a survey of Anatolia. This is a digitised glass plate negative photo from that survey and it shows an image of a tomb entrance with lion carvings at Ayazin in Turkey.
JG/HIT/AY/2
#Anatolia #survey #Tomb #lions #Turkey #digitisedphotography #glassplatenegative #museum
That Devils are really Angels (self-portrait of the artist as the elephant man)
Caffenol Contact Print from 4x5 glass plate negative
14 x 11 inches
2025
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#elephantman #glassplatenegative #largeformatphotography #antiquarianphotography
Archive image from 1906 showing the Temple of Dakkah, looking though the temple axis towards the pylon.
This digitised glass plate negative photograph is from Garstang’s 1906 work in the site of Dakkah. The image depicts the Temple of Dakkah, looking though the temple axis towards the pylon.
JG/k/3/6/8
#ancientegypt #temple #excavations #glassplatenegative #museum
Copper alloyed dagger with elaborate handle
Today’s digitised glass plate negative shows an ancient Egyptian dagger. The image was taken during Garstang’s excavations at the site of Abydos and shows this copper alloyed dagger with elaborate handle.
#ancientegypt #dagger #glassplatenegative #image #Abydos #museum
Statuette of the god Osiris
Between 1906 and 1909 Garstang excavated the site of Abydos in Egypt. This digitised glass plate negative shows one of the finds, a statuette of the god Osiris.
A/114
#excavations #Abydos #glassplatenegative #statuette #god #Osiris #ancietegypt #museum
Ancient Egyptian seated statue
This digitised glass plate negative of Garstang’s Abydos excavations shows a statue of a seated individual.
JG/A/214
#ancientegypt #excavations #Abydos #statue #glassplatenegative #museum
Black and white archival photo showing the exterior of an Ancient Egyptian Temple.
This photo is a digitised glass plate negative and was taken in 1905 by John Garstang. It shows the exterior of the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur.
JG/K/3/6/4
#AncientEgypt #glassplatenegative #temple #museum
Ancient Egyptian board game called senet
This #digitised #glassplatenegative was taken during Garstang’s #excavations at the site of #Abydos. The #photography depicts a senet board with pieces. Senet is an #ancientEgyptian #boardgame that was played from the Old Kingdom all the way to the Roman Period.
I will be giving a talk on my book Victoriana Sydney 1838-1901 this afternoon at the closing event for ‘Where The Light Gets In’. Nepean Art & Design Gallery: 1:30
#victorianasydney #photography #daguerréotype #postcards #tintypes #glassplatenegative #magiclantern #19thcenturyart #sydney #australia
Elephants in a circus parade in Flushing Queens in 1895
Elephants in a circus parade in Jamaica Queens in 1921 - the old elevated subway station is in the background.
Queens commute with elephants?! 🐘 Circus parades were real 100 yrs ago! #QPLarchives photos:
#Flushing, Main St/Roosevelt Ave, 1895
#Jamaica, Jamaica Ave/168th St, 1921
#GlassPlateNegative
#CircusParade
#AmericanCircusDay
Post by Nande Walters, Citi + QPL Fellow, 2024-2025
Another image from my old glass plates.
This chap is posing somewhat uncomfortably. I believe he’s wearing the clothes of a cleric, and the hat looks like it would be a dashing addition to the ensemble!
Image my©️
#glassplate #glassplatenegative #photographyhistory #history #clericalclothes
Another image from my old glass plates.
I’ve chosen this one purely for the wonderful selection of boaters, bonnets, and other titfers! Another group in the same setting implies this is at a cricket match.
Image my©️
#glassplate #glassplatenegative #photographyhistory #history #fashionhistory
