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Is this a photograph of James Johnson?
During the research for my book “A Victorian Society”, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Oldham Photographic Society, we came across a photograph in the archives which was most unusual, being a portrait of a man of African descent, taken in the late 1860s or early 1870s. The photographer was a founding member of…
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Victorian Mystery Solved
This post was originally written in 2008 but has been updated in 2018 as a result of further information becoming available. During the autumn of 2007, out of the blue, a Mrs Marina Lord had contacted one of our committee members (Trevor C). She had found an old portrait photograph in a drawer of a…
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A Victorian Society
Book: A Victorian Society Oldham Photographic Society, the First 150 Years by Christine Widdall 326 pages and more than 300 pictures… Available from amazon.co.uk – £15 including postage Description “A Victorian Society” is a book about early photography and photographers, told against the backdrop of life in what was to become the most productive…
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Preparations for the 150th Anniversary
The 150th anniversary of Oldham PS will take place in May this year and lots of preparations are in place to celebrate it. Firstly, a members commemorative book is planned, which will be printed on demand, probably by Blurb. We will be holding a special dinner during the week of the anniversary, when Mike and Christine will…
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