My Ancestor Was a Studio Photographer. A guide to sources for family historians

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Author(s) Pols, Robert
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2011
Pages 169pp; illus
Publisher Society of Genealogists
Place Published London

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Source guides - businesses & industries

Notes:

Guide to tracing information about specific studio photographers and their businesses [and also indirectly photograph collections]. Sections include: 'The photographic context'; 'Conventional sources'; 'Directories of early photographers'; 'Material in archives' - listing specific collections; 'Career and biographical information in print'; 'Career and biographical information online'; 'Periodical and serial publications'; 'Photographic societies'; 'Exhibitions'; 'The photographs themselves'