Posts by Kara Fiedorek

A Photographic Bible Fit for a Queen

 by Kara Fiedorek, Photography Collection, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
December 30, 2014
Frith made his photographs available in various formats that suited different budgets, from inexpensive stereographs to multi-volume books illustrated with tipped-in albumen prints. His books are currently on view in the Library’s exhibition, Public Eye: 175 Years of Sharing Photography.
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Sharing Is Caring: A Photographic Locket of Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb

 by Kara Fiedorek, Photography Collection, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
October 29, 2014
The Photography Collection has recently acquired a rare brass locket containing twelve miniature albumen prints of the famous couple made shortly after their wedding.
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