London Stereoscopic Company

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The London Stereoscopic Company was a photographic company in London, England. It was established in 1854 by George Swann Nottage, and was also known as the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. The company published photographs, with William England and Thomas Richard Williams as the main photographers. It was also involved in the manufacture of photographic equipment. The company was dissolved in 1922.

William Edward Kilburn (1818-1891) was a photographer in England.

William Edward Kilburn was born on November 28, 1818 in London, England to Thomas Kilburn and Catherine Ward. In 1846 he opened a portrait studio in London. An award-winning photographer, he was commissioned to take portraits of Queen Victoria and her family during the 1840s. In 1854 he married Louisa Ludlam Tootal, and they had three children. Kilburn died on December 11, 1891 in Whitwell, Isle of Wight.

From the guide to the William Edward Kilburn portrait of Florence Nightingale, approximately 1856, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf London Stereoscopic Company. [William Gillette memorabilia]. Newberry Library
referencedIn Harcourt Amory collection of Lewis Carroll, 1843-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896. Frederic Leighton letters and portraits, 1890-1892. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Andrieu, J., 1816-after 1876. Stereograph Collection. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Photographs of Sir Henry Irving, 1887-1888. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Keith Marshall collection of photographs, circa 1880-circa 1920 Yale Center for British Art
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Photographs of the Booth family, ca. 1869-1889. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Photographs featuring 19th-century theatrical groups, companies, productions, and related personalities, 1870-1893. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Photographs of musicians, composers, and singers, 1862-1948. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Photographs of Mary Anderson, 1883-1888. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Photographs of theatrical performers, 1862-1982. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Keystone View Company. Stereographs, circa 1860s-1910s. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Arbuthnot, Malcolm, 1877-1967. George Bernard Shaw Collection. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Photographs of notable 19th-century men and women, 1874-1912. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Excerpt from a voyage with the mails between Brisbane and London [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Cartes de visite Collection, 1859-1900 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf William Edward Kilburn portrait of Florence Nightingale, approximately 1856 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Photographs of Ellen Terry, 1883-1906. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Bogardus, A. (Abraham), 1822-1908. Parnassus Preserved. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Photographs of theatrical productions, 1865-1902. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Joseph Baird collection of 19th-century architectural photographs, circa 1870-1920 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. [Collection of photographs of Queen Victoria's jubilee procession]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Photographs of Lillie Langtry, 1882-1887. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
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associatedWith Amory, Harcourt, 1855-1925 person
associatedWith Baird, Joseph Armstrong person
associatedWith Cartes de visite. person
associatedWith Kilburn, William Edward, 1818-1891 person
associatedWith Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896. person
associatedWith Marshall, Keith person
associatedWith Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931 person
associatedWith Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 person
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