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Elliott and Fry (fl. 1863-1964) (photographers)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1863 - 1964

Biography

Joseph John Elliott (1835-1903) and Clarence Edmund Fry were commercial photographers based in London, England. From 1863 to 1886 their studio was at 55 Baker Street, Portman Square. In 1887 they expanded to include 56 Baker Street. From 1886 to 1888 the company's printing was carried out at Park Road, Barnet (Pritchard 1994, p.57). The firm employed a number of operators, including Francis Henry Hart, Alfred James Philpott, Herbert Lambert and William Flowers. In the 1940s the company's studio was bombed and the majority of the early negatives were destroyed (National Portrait Gallery 2004). In 1965 Elliott and Fry was amalgamated with Bassano and Vandyck (Pritchard 1994, p.34).

Publications:

Playne, Somerset (1908-9) 'East Africa (British): its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources'. [London]. [Contains at least one photograph by Elliott and Fry].

Sources:

National Portrait Gallery (2004), 'Elliott and Fry (floruit 1864-1963)' [Internet], London: National Portrait Gallery. Available from: http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/a-z/artA.asp [Accessed 9th January 2004].

Pritchard, Michael (1994), 'A directory of London photographers 1841-1908'. Watford: PhotoResearch.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

J. Moffatt, 1860 - 1918

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305L/27
Scope and Contents 40 x 65 mm. (Vignetted oval). A carte de visite head and shoulders, three quarters profile studio portrait of the missionary and British official John Smith Moffatt C.M.G (1835-1918), the son of Robert Moffatt. Born at Kuruman, Moffat went to England in 1850 and was ordained and accepted by the L.M.S. in 1857. In the event however he returned to Africa as a freelance missionary and worked, with little success in Matabeleland and Inyati from 1868-63. He had rejoined the L.M.S. in 1864...
Dates: 1860 - 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Edward John Dunn Collection
 Item

Kataruba. Envoy from Uganda, 1880

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045E/1
Scope and Contents

103 x 148 mm. A head and shoulders portrait of Kataruba wearing a polo-necked jersey.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: Missing, please see duplicate at Y3045O/1.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ugandan envoys to England
 Item

Namkaddi. Envoy from Uganda, 1880

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045E/2
Scope and Contents

103 x 148 mm. A head and shoulders portrait of the lightly bearded Namkaddi, wearing a polo-necked jersey and with a tunic knotted at the shoulder.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: Missing, please see duplicate at Y3045O/2.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ugandan envoys to England
 Item

Sawaddu. Envoy from Uganda, 1880

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045E/3
Scope and Contents

103 x 148 mm. A head and shoulders portrait of Sawaddu, wearing a polo-necked jersey.

Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ugandan envoys to England
 Fonds

Ugandan envoys to England

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045E
Scope and Contents Three cabinet portraits, approximately 105 x 150 mm, with letterpress captions on the mounts beneath the prints. King Mutesa I of Buganda requested the Church Missionary Society to take the three envoys seen here on a mission to Queen Victoria, with what expected result is not entirely clear. The three men left with missionaries Wilson and Felkin on May 17th 1879. On arrival in England, they were granted an audience with Queen Victoria and were duly impressed with the size and grandeur of...
Dates: 1880
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library

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