Albumen Collection

Odawara Castle, Kanagawa, Japan, von Stillfried studio
Vintage late 19th century photograph: Odawara Castle, Kanagawa, Japan, von Stillfried studio

Harbour, The Dyke, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
19th century vintage photograph: sailing ships in the harbour, The Dyke, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Conwy Castle Wales - from the landing place Date: circa 1880

Bridge On the River Tamar
The Royal Albert Bridge, over the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall, 1869. Designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was completed in 1859. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Petit Trianon (The Temple of Love, Petit Trianon); Eugene Atget, French, 1857 - 1927; Versailles, France, Europe; 1902; Albumen silver print; Image: 21.4 x 17.8 cm (8 7/16 x 7 in.)

Traffic and boats along the Bund, Shanghai, China, c. 1920 Vintage early 20th century
Traffic and boats along the Bund, Shanghai, China, c.1920 Vintage early 20th century photograph

Meenakshi Temple, Madura, Madurai, India
Vintage late 19th century photograph:Meenakshi Temple, Madura, Madurai, India

Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA
19th century vintage photograph: interior courtyard, Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, USa

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women - washing and getting their hair done

John Laverick, SBS on Crete during Operation Albumen - WWII
John Laverick, SBS and famed cook!) preparing a meal on Crete during Operation Albumen. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS

Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire
19th century vintage photograph: Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, fishing boats in the harbour

View of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: View of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

China c. 1880s - Great Wall of China top of the Nankow Pass
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - Great Wall of China at the top of the Nankow Pass

Young woman putting on makeup at a mirror, Japan, c. 1880 s
Young woman putting on makeup at a mirror, Japan, c.1880s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Cliff House, overlooking the ocean, San Francisco, California
c.1900 vintage photograph: Cliff House, overlooking the ocean, San Francisco, California

c. 1900 Austria Vienna city view with Stephanie Bridge
c.1900 Austria Vienna city view with Stephanie Bridge

St. James Street Montreal, Canada
19th century vintage photograph: St. James Street Montreal, Canada, pedestrian and horse drawn traffic

Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix, French Alps
19th century vintage photograph: Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix in the French Alps

Torquay harbour, early submarines
Vintage early 20th century photograph: Torquay harbour, early submarines

c. 1880s India- Lauries hotel Agra
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - Lauries hotel Agra

Newly Built Bridge
Crowds on the banks of the River Tamar at Saltash, Cornwall celebrate the opening of the Royal Albert Bridge, designed by British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1859

Adelaide Hills, Australia
Late 19th century photograph - Adelaide Hills, Australia

Ox drawn wagon train crossing a river, South Africa
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ox drawn wagon train crossing a river, South Africa

Army barracks, Subathu, India, now a Gurkha base
Vintage 19th century photograph: Army barracks, Subathu, India, now a Gurkha base

1871 Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine
1870s Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine

Australia - Sydney Museum
c.1900 vintage photograph: Australia - Sydney Museum

India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan 1860s
19th century vintage photograph India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s

India - a maharaja, child prince and his officials 1860s
19th century vintage photograph India - India - a maharaja and his officials, Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s

India - a maharaja and his officials
19th century vintage photograph - India - a maharaja and his officials

Newcastle, ship in the harbour, New South Wales, Australia
19th century vintage photograph: Newcastle, ship in the harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Full length Egyptian mummy
19th century vintage photograph: Full length Egyptian mummy

Large ships on the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India
19th century vintage photograph: Large ships on the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India

c. 1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel
c.1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel

c. 1880s Japan - Honmoku temple
c.1880s Japan - Honmoku temple

c. 1870s England London - Fresh Wharf - ships
c.1870s England London - Fresh Wharf - ships tied up in the dock

American Civil War: The Horrors Of War, Confederate Soldier Killed By A Shell At The Battle Of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. Photo, Albumen Print, By Alexander Gardner, 1821 1882

St. Cloud; Eugene Atget, French, 1857 - 1927; Saint-Cloud, France, Europe; 1915 - 1919; Albumen silver print; Image: 18.3 x 21.8 cm (7 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

Venus Chiding Cupid and Removing His Wings; Julia Margaret Cameron, British, born India, 1815 - 1879; Freshwater, England

Franzl by M. Wunsch; Photographische Union; about 1885; Albumen silver print Franzl by M. Wunsch; Photographische Union; about 1885; Albumen silver print

Late 19th century photograph - San Juan, Puerto Rico, West Indies, from the sea wall, c.1900 All images are taken from high resolution scans of original prints

King Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat of Burma, 1880 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: King Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat of Burma, 1880 s

Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c. 1880
Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c.1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph

China c. 1880s - White Stag temple near Amoy Xiamen
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - White Stag temple near Amoy Xiamen

Siam Thailand, wives of king Mongkut, Rama IV
1860s South East Asia - Siam Thailand, wives of king Mongkut

Portrait of a Siamese, Thai, girl; Siam, Thailand
Vintage 19th century photograph: Portrait of a Siamese, Thai, girl; Siam, Thailand

Portraits of Malay people, Malay peninsula
Vintage 19th century photograph: Portraits of Malay people, Malay peninsula, now mostly Malaysia. Ethnic types designed to portray racial characteristics rather than act as individual portraits

Men with Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis swollen limbs
c.1890s South East Asia - group of men with Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis and swollen limbs

Philippines - Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weapons
c.1890s South East Asia - Philippines - member of the Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weapons

c. 1880s India - group of hill people
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - hill people

c. 1880s India - woman beggar and children
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - beggar woman and children

Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group
19th century vintage photograph: Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group

Boy, child fakir, India
19th century vintage photograph: Boy, child fakir, India

1890s France Paris - Eiffel Tower and Champs de Mars

c. 1880 London - Phillips and Company tea establishment
c.1880 London - Phillips and Company tea establishment - historic London by Dixon and Bool

Surgical instruments found Pompeii, Italy, Mount Vesuvius
Vintage 19th century photograph: Surgical instruments found at the house of the surgeon in Pompeii, Italy, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

c. 1880s Japan - rooftop view of Tokyo
c.1880s Japan - rooftop view of Tokyo

Labourers unloading a barge, Hong Kong, c. 1900 Vintage early 20th century photograph
Labourers unloading a barge, Hong Kong, c.1900 Vintage early 20th century photograph

Camel caravan, city wallls, Beijing, Peking, China c. 1900
Camel caravan, city wallls, Beijing, Peking, China c.1900

19th century vintage photograph India - Nautch Girls dancing, 1860s Samuel Bourne

19th century vintage photograph India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s

19th century vintage photograph India - 2nd Cheshire Regiment British army, Rawat Fort, Pakistan

19th century vintage photograph India - Jain temples Halebidu

1860s Japan - portrait of a samurai and his servant travelling in snow Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

1860s Japan - portrait of a samurai group being served by a tea house servant Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

Japanese man in top hat and tails, c. 1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph
Japanese man in top hat and tails, c.1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph

Traffic, trams, telegraph poles, Tokyo, Japan, c. 1890s Vintage late 19th century
Traffic, trams, telegraph poles, Tokyo, Japan, c.1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Arab man on camel, Egypt, c. 1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph
Arab man on camel, Egypt, c.1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Yangtze River, Hanyang - Hankow, Wuhan area, China
Early 20th century photograph: Houses and boats, Yangtze River, Hanyang - Hankow, Wuhan area, China

Group of Korean men, Korea
Early 20th century photograph: Group of Korean men, Korea

Group of women and children, Korea, c. 1910
Early 20th century photograph: Group of women and children, Korea, c.1910

Imperial Palace, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, Korea
Early 20th century photograph: Imperial Palace, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, Korea, c.1910

Boats tied up along Yangtze River, China, c. 1910
Boats tied up along Yangtze River, China, c.1910, likely Hankow, Hanyang area, now Wuhan

Blackbeards Castle, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, now US Virgin Islands
Late 19th century photograph -

The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, Algeria
Late 19th century photograph - The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, Algeria

Queen Victoria Building, QVB, Sydney, Australia
Vintage 19th century photograph: Queen Victoria Building, QVB, Sydney, Australia

Aboriginal family group, Queensland Australia
Vintage 19th century photograph: Aboriginal family group, Queensland Australia

Meenakshi Temple, Gopuram, Madurai, India
Vintage late 19th century photograph: Meenakshi Temple, Gopuram, Madurai, India

China - Chinese peasants, farm workers hats and grass coats
19th century vintage photograph - China - Chinese peasants, farm workers with hats and grass coats

The Red Fort, Agra, India
Vintage late 19th century photograph: The Red Fort, Agra, India

Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine
19th century vintage photograph Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine

China c. 1880s Jade Spring Hill Summer palace, Peking, Beijing
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - pagoda, Jade Spring Hill, near the Summer palace, Peking, Beijing

China c. 1880s - walls of the Tartar Tatar City Peking Beijing
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - walls of the Tartar Tatar City Peking Beijing

Church at Chefoo, Yantai, China
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Church at Chefoo, Yantai, China

Group of chiefs and wives, Kandy, Ceylon
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Group of chiefs and wives, Kandy, Ceylon

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"Exploring the Global Journey of Albumen: From Harbour to Castle, and Beyond" Step into a captivating journey through time as we delve into the diverse world of albumen. From the picturesque harbour of Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia to the majestic Bridge on the River Tamar in Conwy Castle, Wales - this photographic technique has left its mark across continents. Transporting us back to c. 1880s Southeast Asia, we witness a glimpse of life in Philippines where girls and women radiate beauty captured by albumen prints. Moving forward, we find ourselves amidst the chaos of World War II with John Laverick's SBS capturing Operation Albumen on Crete. The versatility takes us further south to South Africa, where an ox-drawn wagon train braves river crossings. Meanwhile, at Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California - memories frozen in time await our exploration. Traveling eastward brings us to Shanghai's bustling Bund during the early 20th century; traffic and boats harmoniously coexist against a vintage backdrop. Our next stop is Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, India - an architectural marvel that stands tall even through albumen prints. As we approach Japan during c. 1880s, a young woman engrossed in her reflection while putting on makeup reveals timeless elegance preserved by this technique. Lastly but not leastly from India emerges images showcasing both royalty and culture - from the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan during 1860s to a child prince surrounded by his officials. Albumen transcends borders and eras as it encapsulates moments frozen forever within its delicate layers. Join us as we embark on this visual odyssey celebrating history's most cherished treasures captured through albumen photography.