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Old Photographs - Cambridgeshire Photographers - Bl - Bn Photographers are listed alphabetically by surname on the following pages. 0 - 9 | Aa-Ak | Al-Ao | Ap-As | At-Az | Ba-Bak | Bal-Bam | Ban-Bd | Be-Bh | Bi-Bk | Bl-Bn | Bo-Bp | Br-Bt | Bu-Bz | Ca-Ck | Cl-Cn | Coa-Cor | Cos-Cz | Da-Dh | Di-Dq | Dr-Dz | Ea-Ec | Ed-Ez | Fa-Fh | Fi-Fz | Ga-Gd | Ge-Gq | Gr-Gz | Ha-Hd | He-Hh | Hi-Hn | Ho-Hz | Ia-Iz | Ja-Je | Jf-Jz | Ka-Kz | La-Ld | Le-Ln | Lo-Lz | Maa-Mad | Mae-Mar | Mas-Mb | Mc-Mi | Mj-Mz | Na-Nh | Ni-Nn | No-Nz | Oa-Oz | Pa-Pb | Pc-Ph | Pi-Po | Pr-Pz | Qa-Qz | Ra-Rd | Re-Rh | Ri-Rz | Sa-Sb | Sc-Sf | Sg-Sk | Sla-Slz | Sma-Ss | Sta-Std | Ste-Sth | Sti-Sy | Ta-Te | Tf-Ti | Tj-Tz | Ua-Uz | Va-Vz | Wa-We | Wf-Wh | Wi-Wz | XYZ Name: BLACK, Hubert b. 1890 Settle Yorkshire d. Name: BLACKALL, Bertha b. 1885 Folkestone Kent d. Name: BLACKALL, Walter Gilbert b: 1878, Folkestone, Kent. d.1955 Derby From a number of local newspaper comments, WG Blackall appears to have been a popular Baritone performer in Cambridge over a number of years. In 1939, when the engagement of his son was announced, Walter Gilbert Blackall was still in Cambridge, at 19 Kings Parade. 19 Kings Parade Cambridge was occupied by photographers Hills and Saunders from 1892, and was later occupied from around 1946 by photographer Edward Leigh. A possible connection with Hills and Saunders, who started their business in Oxford, might explain why Walter and Bertha Blackall moved initially from Oxford to Cambridge. The National Archives record the registration at Stationers Hall for copyright purposes of two photographs of Professor Osler of Oxford in July 1905, copyright author Gilbert Walter Blackall, 328 Banbury Road Oxford, copyright owner Hills and Saunders Oxford (TNA COPY1/487/427 and COPY1/487/426). WG Blackall was an accomplished artist. He illustrated "The Charm of Oxford" by J. Wells, published by Simpkin, Marshall, London, 1920, 1921. Some 23 of his detailed Cambridge drawings illustrated "The Charm of Cambridge" by S.C.Roberts, published by A & C Black, London, 1927, 2nd Edn 1933. Illustrations from this work were in turn published as a series of postcards by A & C Black. His work - detailed and realistic pencil drawings, bear the initials "W.G.B". Name: BLACKMAN, Jane, Mrs Née Berry b:1842 Ramsey Hunts. d: Name: BLACKMAN, Jennie b: 1879 Peterborough d: Name: BLACKMAN, Thomas b. 1837 d. (Traded as Thomas BLACKMAN & Son in 1890) (Thomas BLACKMAN & Co in 1896-8) (T J and W BLACKMAN in 1901) Also used BLACKMAN & Co
Perhaps as a result of the fire Thomas changed addresses, and devoted all his time to the photography business in which he made a greater investment. In the Peterborough Advertiser, Saturday 07 June 1873 p2, he placed the advertisement below. In July 1874, the freehold of 14 Westgate, then occupied by Thomas and family, was offered for sale. In the Peterborough Advertiser, Saturday 01 January 1876 p1, Thomas placed an advertisement for picture framing, giving two addresses, 14 Westgate and 29 Long Causeway, Peterborough. In May 1877 Thomas placed another large advertisement in the Peterborough Advertiser (26 May 1877 p.2), this time announcing a move from Westgate to St John's Street Peterborough. Interestingly the advertisement refers to a new address, in the singular, and that address was St John's Street, Market Place Peterborough. This suggests that in 1877 St John's St was adjacent to St John's Church and the Market Place Peterborough, not the current St John's St. Perhaps the old St John's St was re-named Exchange Street Peterboough, hence another, later address for the Blackman family. In 1881 the census showed Thomas aged 44, photographer and tobacconist at St Johns St Peterborough, where he was living with his wife Jane and their children, Lizzie and Thomas. In the Peterborough Advertiser - Saturday 04 February 1882 p1 Thomas placed another advertisement for photography and picture framing and stated that he was also an agent for the Guardian Plate Glass Insurance Co. By this point Thomas was again practicing two different occupations. The 1891 census showed Thomas, aged 54, a photographer at Exchange St Peterborough, with his wife Jane three daughters, and son William b 1883. The 1901 census listed Thomas, aged 64, a photographer working on his own account at Exchange Street, Peterborough, with his wife Jane (no occupation shown), daughter Nellie, a tobacconist's assistant, daughter Jennie, 22, b. 1879 at Peterborough and son William b.1883, both described as photographers. In 1911 Thomas was listed as a tobacconist, living with his wife Jane, son William Percy b: 1883 Pboro, shown as a tobacconist, and daughter Nellie May b: 1876 Pboro, shown as a tobacconist assistant. There was no mention of photography in the 1911 census return. See below (author's collection) for a carte de visite on cream card, rounded corners – seated studio portrait of unknown young man, reverse states “Photographer Thos Blackman 14 Westgate Peterborough, Negatives kept. Copies may be had at any time” but no negative number shown. The address dates this to around 1874-6 The next carte de visite is an oval portrait of an unknown man with moustache. This is on a light blue mount. and appears to originally have had just the address "Market Place", but overprinted above that in a lighter typeface is "St John's St". Late 1870s. (Michael Brown Collection) The third Carte de visite (Simon Shirley Collection) is a little more recent (? early 1880s) with the St Johns Street address. This is a close-up portrait of an unknown bearded man wearing a hat. The white card mount is plain on the face, but the reverse has an intricate fern and fan design and the text "Photographer and picture frame maker, Thomas Blackman, miniature and portrait painter, St Johns Street Market Place Peterborough, negatives kept, copies may be had, cartes enlarged to life size and finished in oil or water colour". The next carte de visite on a cream mount is of anknown lady, seated and is probably from the 1880s. The mount carries the addresses St Johns Street Market Place. On the reverse is a Crown, implying some sort of unspecified Royal patronage. The text of the reverse also highlights "Miniature and portrait painter". The Royal Patronage suggests this design came after other designs with the same address but without the incorporation of the Crown, while highlighting skills in miniature painting suggests perhaps this could be an earlier design. (Michael Brown Collection) Below that is a cabinet photograph (author's collection) of a couple with riding gear, the mount - in gold on buff card states "Blackman & Co, Exchange St, Market Place, Peterborough Established 1860" c. 1900. Next is a cabinet photograph from the 1890s (author's collection) of an academic in mortar board, the front states, "Blackman & Co Exchange St Market Place Peterboro" and the reverse, is a seated lady artist design by Marion and Co with the legend "From the Studio of T Blackman & Co, photographers and picture frame makers Exchange Street, Market Place, Peterborough. Negatives kept. Copies may be had, cartes enlarged to life size and finished in oil or water colors". Next is a carte de visite from the Exchange St, Market Place, Peterborough address, in seated lady artists with winged cherub design - no negative number given - 1890s. Below this is a similarly mounted carte de visite - unusually the protective tissue covering, printed in blue with a naturalistic design of flowers and a wading bird, has survived and it bears the mount manufacturers name, Percy Lund and Co Bradford. Blackman's photographs illustrate the book "Photographs and extracts from the History of the Church of Peterborough"
by Symon Gunton, late prebendary of that church and set forth by Symon Patrick, Dean of Peterborough with a sketch of the Author; Peterborough. Published 1880 by Geo. C. Caster, Printer in Peterborough.
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Name: BLACKMAN, William Percy b: 1883 Peterborough d: Name: BLADES, Henry Ernest Sidney b:1900 Suffolk d: Name: BLAIR, Charles W b:1846 Canterbury Kent d:Q1 1880 St Olave Southwark Name: BLANCHARD, Valentine b:1833 Wisbech d:1901 Herne Kent Name: BLANCHARD Valentine Louis or BLANCHARD Valentine Jnr. b: 1860 Kings Lynn d: c.1900 Johannesburg South Africa Name: BLISS, Henry James b:1852 Oxford d: Name: BLISS, John Edward b: 1854 Oxford d: 1885 Isle of Wight The first image below is a carte de visite of an unknown man on a mount bearing Arthur Nicholls' name on the face and J.E.Bliss, successor to Arthur Nicholls on the reverse. The mount, on cream card with square corners, is by Marion of Paris. This must have been one of the earliest of the mounts used by Bliss after taking over Post Office Terrace Studio. Was Arthur Nicholls' name being left on the face an oversight, or a cost saving by using up old stock or only changing one plate with the mount manufacturers? Below this is a cabinet photograph of an unknown young man, negative No 890. This is one of the earliest designs used by Bliss, as it simply mentions the Post Office Terrace address. On the cream face of the mount is printed in red "Cabinet Portrait JE Bliss Cambridge" The mount is a high gloss ivory. The reverse is printed in red "Artist and photographer J.E.Bliss Post Office Terrace Cambridge Portraits enlarged by the carbon process and finished in oil or water colours. Negatives kept copies may be had". There is also a heraldic crest with a sheaf of corn and the motto "Quod Severis metes" - (as you sow, so shall you reap) - the Bliss Family crest. The mount is printed by Trapp and Munch, Berlin. Next is another cabinet photograph, no negative number, with a black mount on the front, cream on the rear, the design is similar to the first, but has slightly more elaborate corners and has the addition of the St Andrews Street Fancy Goods Store. The mount publisher is Reeves and Mears. Below this are three cartes de visite, believed to be oldest on the left. Mounted on cream high gloss cards with rounded corners. The design of the reverse of the cards takes the original diagonal name design used by Arthur Nichols and adds new information to it. The whole of the reverse reads "Fancy Goods Stores, 7 St Andrews Street, Artist and Photographer J.E.Bliss, late Arthur Nicholls Post Office Terrace Cambridge. Cartes enlarged by the carbon process and finished in Oil or Water Colors. Negatives kept copies may be had. Plain 1sh each, 7 for 5 sh, 14 for 9 sh – 26 for 16 sh 6d. Vignettes 1 sh each 7 for 6 sh 14 for 10 sh 26 for 18 sh 6d” The cartes of the two female subjects are numbered 584 and 682 bottom LH side of the reverse with a blue inked numbering stamp. Below this is another carte de visite of a gentleman with moustache and central parting, on the reverse of the mount is written the name of the sitter "AP Humphry". There is no negative number shown. The mount was supplied and printed by Trapp and Munch, Berlin. Although these mounts refer to Bliss's business being "late Arthur Nicholls", they are not simply older mounts over-printed by Bliss, but appear to have been designed by Bliss to capitalise of the goodwill accumulated by his predecessor. In May 1883 Bliss registered 14 photographs at Stationers' Hall to preserve copyright. These were portraits of named individuals in different parts in the classic plays "the 'Ajax' of Sophocles" (TNA records COPY 1/364/244, COPY 1/364/250, COPY 1/364/247, COPY 1/364/246, COPY 1/364/251, COPY 1/364/248, COPY 1/364/252, COPY 1/364/245, COPY 1/364/249, COPY 1/364/302, COPY 1/364/303, COPY 1/364/304, COPY 1/364/305, COPY 1/364/301)
. Bliss died at Newport, Isle of Wight on 19 January 1885; his brother Henry James Bliss, also at that time a photographer at Post Office Terrace, was named as his executor (Cambridge Independent Press 2nd May 1885). There was a sale of J E Bliss's apparatus and stock at Post Office Terrace on 30 June 1885. The Post Office Terrace studio was leased to Bliss by Jesus College who either owned the premises or occupied them by arrangement with Christ's College. R Reynolds Rowe, a Cambridge architect employed by Jesus College, in a letter dated 13th Jan 1887 to the College Bursar stated of the premises: "The rent is high at present; the two last tenants (i.e. Nicholls and Bliss) lost money there". References: Reeve, F.A. Victorian and Edwardian Cambridge from Old Photographs, Batsford 1971
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Photographers are listed alphabetically by surname on the following pages. 0 - 9 | Aa-Ak | Al-Ao | Ap-As | At-Az | Ba-Bak | Bal-Bam | Ban-Bd | Be-Bh | Bi-Bk | Bl-Bn | Bo-Bp | Br-Bt | Bu-Bz | Ca-Ck | Cl-Cn | Coa-Cor | Cos-Cz | Da-Dh | Di-Dq | Dr-Dz | Ea-Ec | Ed-Ez | Fa-Fh | Fi-Fz | Ga-Gd | Ge-Gq | Gr-Gz | Ha-Hd | He-Hh | Hi-Hn | Ho-Hz | Ia-Iz | Ja-Je | Jf-Jz | Ka-Kz | La-Ld | Le-Ln | Lo-Lz | Maa-Mad | Mae-Mar | Mas-Mb | Mc-Mi | Mj-Mz | Na-Nh | Ni-Nn | No-Nz | Oa-Oz | Pa-Pb | Pc-Ph | Pi-Po | Pr-Pz | Qa-Qz | Ra-Rd | Re-Rh | Ri-Rz | Sa-Sb | Sc-Sf | Sg-Sk | Sla-Slz | Sma-Ss | Sta-Std | Ste-Sth | Sti-Sy | Ta-Te | Tf-Ti | Tj-Tz | Ua-Uz | Va-Vz | Wa-We | Wf-Wh | Wi-Wz | XYZ |
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