History of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia : a paper read before the Photographic Society, December 3, 1883 / by John C. Browne
odd: label: Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
content: Philadelphia, Pa.: Photographic Society of Philadelphia, 1884.
name: label: Creator
content: Browne, John C., 1838-1919
label: Names
content: Photographic Society of Philadelphia
topic: label: Topic
content: Photography -- Societies, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1985 by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
creator: label: Creator
content: Browne, John C., 1838-1919
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Established 1862.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 17 Pages ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1884
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.browjohc
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content: Collection descriptions
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content: Archival materials
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content: Pages
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3658 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Photocopy.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Original in: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Browne describes a January, 1860 meeting convened to discuss the formation of the Society. He lists officers Constant Guillou, Fairman Rogers, S. Fisher Corlies, Coleman Sellers, and Frederick Graff; early photographic developments such as the globe lens, dry plates, and magnesium light; excursions made, an 1867 exhibit of prints by Salomon and Reutlinger; and a list of members from 1862-1883.