Research Catalog

Title

The photographic news.

Publication

[London : Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1858-1908]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Crookes, William, 1832-1919.
• Simpson, G. Wharton (George Wharton), 1824-1880.
• Pritchard, H. Baden (Henry Baden), 1841-1884.
• Bolas, Thomas.
• Hepworth, Thomas Cradock, -1905.
• Mortimer, F. J. (Francis James), 1874-1944.

Publication Date

v. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 10, 1858)-v. 53, no. 645 (May 8, 1908)

Description

53 v. : ill.; 27 cm.

Alternative Title

• Weekly record of the progress of photography
• Journal for amateur photographers
• For amateur photographers
• Photographic news for amateur photographers

Subjects

• Photoengravings
• Photomechanical processes > Periodicals
• Photolithographs
• Photography > Periodicals
• Photoglyphic engraving

Genre/Form

• Photoengravings.
• Photoglyphic engraving.
• Photolithographs.

Note

• Title from caption.
• Subtitle varies. Vol. 1-v. 36, no. 1746: No subtitle. Vol. 36, no. 1747-: A weekly record of the progress of photography. Vol. 40-46: The journal for amateur photographers. Vols. 47-53: For amateur photographers.
• Title on volume title pages, v. 1-35: The photographic news : a weekly record of the progress of photography. Vols. 41-49: The photographic news : the journal for amateur photographers : a weekly record of the progress of photography. Vols. 50-53: The photographic news : for amateur photographers.
• Publisher information from volume title pages.
• Publisher varies. Vols. 4-10: Printed and published by Thomas Piper. Vols. 11-34: Printed and published by Piper and Carter. Vols. 41-53: Published by the proprietors.
• Editors: William Crookes (v. 1-3); G. Wharton Simpson (v. 5-23); H.B. Pritchard; Thomas Bolas; T.C. Hepworth (v. 35-39); F.J. Mortimer (v. 50-53).
• Several issues include early examples of various photomechanical printing processes, e.g. v. 1, no. 10 and v. 3, no. 54 (photoglyphic engraving); v. 3, no. 82 (photo-zincography); v. 8, no. 278 (photo-electric engraving, Dallas process); v. 10, no. 383 (photolithography); v. 10, no. 386 (Woodburytype); v. 10, no. 398 (litho-photograph, Bullock Brothers' process); v. 13, no. 577 and v. 14, no. 616 (Alberttype). Cf. Hanson and Clark Art Institute online collections, http://maca.cdmhost.com/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Fp1325coll1 (retrieved Oct. 19, 2011).

Indexed In (note)

• Gernsheim, H. Incunabula of British photographic lit.
• Hanson, D.A. The David A. Hanson coll. of the history of photomechanical printing

Numbering (note)

• Issues numbered continuously. Numbering begins again with v. 40, no. 1; called New series.

Additional Formats (note)

• Selected volumes available online via Google Books and HathiTrust.

Provenance (note)

• William Crookes' copy of v. 1; with a collection of photoglyphic engravings and other photomechanical prints by William Henry Fox Talbot and others. The collection is cataloged separately under title: Photoglyphic engravings and other photomechanical prints presented to William Crookes .

Linking Entry (note)

• Merged with: Amateur photographer, to form: Amateur photographer and photographic news.

Call Number

MFA (Photographic news)

LCCN

09033221

OCLC

3756475

Title

The photographic news.

Imprint

[London : Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1858-1908]

Current Frequency

Weekly

Indexed In:

Gernsheim, H. Incunabula of British photographic lit., 1001

Hanson, D.A. The David A. Hanson coll. of the history of photomechanical printing, 1858:4, 1864:2, 1866:1, 1866:4, 1866:5, 1869:1, 1870:1

Numbering

Issues numbered continuously. Numbering begins again with v. 40, no. 1; called New series.

Additional Formats

Selected volumes available online via Google Books and HathiTrust.

Linking Entry

Merged with: Amateur photographer, to form: Amateur photographer and photographic news.

Provenance

Copy in MFZ (Talbot) 05-3269: William Crookes' copy of v. 1; with a collection of photoglyphic engravings and other photomechanical prints by William Henry Fox Talbot and others. The collection is cataloged separately under title: Photoglyphic engravings and other photomechanical prints presented to William Crookes .

Local Note

Copy in MFZ (Talbot) 05-3269: Gift of Albert Boni, 1943.

Copy in MFA (Photographic news): Photoglyphic plates in v. 1, no. 10 and v. 3, no. 54, wanting.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 1 (Sep. 10, 1858-Mar. 4, 1859)

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 2 (Mar. 11-Sept. 2, 1859)

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 3 (Sept. 9, 1859-April 27, 1860)

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 4 (May-Dec. 1860)

(University of Michigan copy) Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 10 (1866)

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 18 (1874)

(University of Michigan copy) Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 19 (1875)

(University of Michigan copy) Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 21 (1877)

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 28 (1884)

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 32 (1888)

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 40 (1896)

Place of Publication

England London.

Added Author

Crookes, William, 1832-1919.

Simpson, G. Wharton (George Wharton), 1824-1880.

Pritchard, H. Baden (Henry Baden), 1841-1884.

Bolas, Thomas.

Hepworth, Thomas Cradock, -1905.

Mortimer, F. J. (Francis James), 1874-1944.

Boni, Albert, 1892-1981. fmo. (Copy in MFZ (Talbot) 05-3269)

Other Title

Photographic news for amateur photographers

Merged With

Amateur photographer

Amateur photographer and photographic news

Research Call Number

MFA (Photographic news)

MFZ (Talbot) 05-3269