Hill and Adamson Calotypes
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-1073
- Dates of Creation:1840s
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:700 (approx) photographs
Scope and Content
Photographs of local characters and famous figures of the era, as well as landscape and urban scenes.
Administrative / Biographical History
In the mid-1840s, the Scottish painter-photographer team of Hill and Adamson produced the first substantial body of self-consciously artistic work using the newly invented medium of photography, one which ranks among the highest achievements of photographic portraiture. A substantial quantity of their work is held by the University Library. During their four year collaboration, which only ended with the death of Adamson, they produced around 3,000 images, around 700 of which are available in this collection.
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