{"product_id":"1894-1899-the-camera-series-album-of-photo-lithographic-views-of-southport","title":"1894-1899 The Camera Series Album Of Photo-Lithographic Views of Southport (Brown \u0026 Rawcliffe published)","description":"\u003cp\u003e1894-1899 The Camera Series Album Of Photo-Lithographic Views of Southport. Oblong hardback very rare from the Camera photo series in concertina style old photographs \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Dating Evidence:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK Registered Design \/ Patent No. 227765:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The number printed at the bottom of the front cover (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePATENT COVER Nº 227765\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⁠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) refers to a UK Registered Design for the cloth cover binder format granted in early \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1894\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This provides a definitive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearliest possible year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eterminus post quem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Landmarks in Photos:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Switchback Railway \u0026amp; Recreation Ground:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwitchback Railway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e seen in the lower photo of Image 8 was erected at Southport’s Marine Drive \/ Promenade around 1887–1888 and remained popular through the 1890s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Aerial Flight \u0026amp; Lake:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAerial Flight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (cable ride\/slide) over the Marine Lake shown in Image 7 was a popular late-Victorian attraction installed in 1892.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Municipal Buildings \u0026amp; Cambridge Hall:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cambridge Hall (now part of The Atkinson) was opened in 1874, appearing here alongside the Town Hall built in 1853.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Publisher Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrown \u0026amp; Rawcliffe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExchange Works, Pall Mall, Liverpool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). They were prominent late 19th-century chromo-lithographers and commercial printers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotographer Credits:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The images in your album credit local photographers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eR. Brown, Liverpool\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoulton \u0026amp; Son, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (bottom corners of the photo mounts).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \"Camera\" Series:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This was a collectible range of souvenir \"view books\" published by Brown \u0026amp; Rawcliffe covering popular Victorian seaside resorts, cities, and scenic regions across the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honeyburn Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58536355496317,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/7458\/0759\/files\/IMG-5313_0f656aba-4677-4800-a2ae-8047a26d3e2f.jpg?v=1786720763","url":"https:\/\/honeyburnbooks.com\/products\/1894-1899-the-camera-series-album-of-photo-lithographic-views-of-southport","provider":"Honeyburn Books (UK)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}