Paul Martin Collection. 1884-1934.

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Paul Martin Collection. 1884-1934.

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The Paul Martin Collection comprises the photographer's prints and negatives, as well as some lantern slides; paper prints are numbered and captioned, most handwritten by Martin, with instruction to return to his address; duplication of some images exists across the different formats. The vast majority of these photographs depict English people engaged in pursuits ranging from street vending in London to wading (or "paddling") in Victoria Park, at Hampstead Heath, or on the Lambeth Palace grounds; or from repairing fishing boats at Hastings and Deal to attending a fair at Battersea Park. Featured activities also include couples embracing beneath beach umbrellas at Yarmouth Sands; spectators watching the performance of magician Walter Pursord, also at Yarmouth Sands; men buying and selling horses and donkey carts at the London Cattle Market; men on a camping trip along the Thames; a woman being rescued from an overturned cab (carriage) on a London street; and crowds gathering for special events, such as processions for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 or her funeral in 1901, the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, and to catch a glimpse of the future King George V and Queen Mary after their wedding ceremony in 1893. Policemen, chimney sweeps, organ grinders, porters, fishermen, agricultural workers, flower sellers, a fortune teller, a Padre, a tinker, "children of the poor," and others round out this collection of "London street characters," as Martin classified them. There are also portraits of Martin, engaged as a wood engraver, or posing as both subjects in "trick photos" of two men playing a hand of cards. Smaller groups of images are of Switzerland's Lake Lucerne region and of London at night and/or in winter, with some of the latter showing boats encumbered by ice in or along the Thames.

1281 items (578 glass negatives, 18 glass positives, 419 lantern slides, and 266 photographic prints) : gelatin silver ; 25 x 20 cm. (or smaller)

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