Camera Collection (page 94)

Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus, pup in white lanugo coat looking to camera, . Lincolnshire, UK. (RR)
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

Female Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypu) at haul out site. NE Scotland (RR)
Charlie Phillips / SplashdownDirect

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) surfacing towards the camera in rough water. Olafsvik, Iceland
Tom Walmsley / SplashdownDirect

A photographer at a snow melt waterfall in Nordfjord, an arm of the larger Melfjord - situated just above the Arctic
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with underwater photographer in background
Lawson Wood / SplashdownDirect

Underwater Photographer and Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) on Red Sea coral reef, Red Sea
Lawson Wood / SplashdownDirect

Scuba Diver on Red Sea coral reef, Red Sea
Lawson Wood / SplashdownDirect

Photo class participant Douglas Wilcox taking images in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Thomas Edison / Scribners
THOMAS ALVA EDISON With his camera equipment in 1893

Father & Son / Photo
Informally posed portrait of a father and son; their heads resting against one another. The son, holding a ball, looks playfully at the camera; the father looks on tenderly

Bald French Boy C1870S
A shaven-headed young Frenchman in a continental sailor suit poses for the camera

Boy & Girl with Bicycle
A boy in his school uniform and a girl, wearing a corduroy pinafore dress and seated on a bicycle, pose for the camera

Amy Johnson in her Plane
Amy Johnson (Mrs Mollison) sits in her plane and smiles and waves to the camera

Lady Photographer
A well-dressed lady with her tripod-mounted camera

Family Photo 1910
Mother and children, pose for the camera in the back garden. One of the younger girls wears spectacles. The boys wear knitted jerseys or shirts with large fall collars

Camera Obscura 1860S
Two young French children discover the delights of the camera obscura when they see mama and papa walking in the gardens of their chateau

Kidak home Movie Camera
The Cine-Kodak model K - takes black-and-white, Kodacolor and Telephoto movies ! weighs only 3 lbs 11 1/2 ounces !

Costumes for the Seaside
Yellow two-piece dress with jacket & turban; striped skirt & blouse with red double- breasted jacket; black & red bathing costume & cap & beach robe with large floral design

Female Type / Sitting 1920
A smiling young Frenchwoman in a white slip sits on a stool and looks directly at the camera

Female Type / Lacy Front
A young Victorian woman looks directly at the camera

Mother & Child C1860
Mother and toddler pose for the camera

Smiling and Scowling
Two adults and an older child smile at the photographer, three younger children scowl at the camera

Varsity Overcoat 1907
American Varsity style overcoat viewed from the rear: 3/4 length with ample skirts & pocket flaps. This bowler hatted gent wears his to photograph Egyptians & camels

Almshouse at Coventry
Almswomen in their traditional costume sitting in the interior courtyard of Fords Hospital, Coventry, a fine 16th century building. The cat, though, is camera-shy

Girl Takes Photo
A young girl takes a photograph of her toy monkey

Christmas Crackers
Mother squeals with laughter as she pulls a cracker with her son after Christmas dinner. Father looks at his daughter, who grins at the camera.. Merry Christmas!

Reporting / Helle, 1908
Comment on the total lack of privacy for public figures (the Presidential nightmare in France)

Family Off on Holiday
A perfect family - Mum, Dad, son, daughter, dog - are about to leave for their holiday when they remember to bring the family camera

Photographing First-Born
It takes a whole room full of people to distract the first- born and get him to smile for the camera

PRAY DO NOT LAUGH
A male photographer is loosing his patience with three ladies whom he is trying to photograph

Photography / Lumiere
Lumiere with camera

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