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Pedrotti, L, fl. 1902 (photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl. 1902

Biography

L. Pedrotti had a studio in Bulawayo in the early 1900s. Pedrotti produced a portfolio illustrating the funeral of Cecil John Rhodes in 1902.

Sources:

Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

Views of the Victoria Falls

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052E
Scope and Contents Collection of loose prints, most measuring approximately 275 x 205 mm., with brief pencilled captions on the reverse. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Numbers 1-5 are platinum prints, distinguishable from silver prints by the delicacy and softness of tonal gradation. This fine process, substituting platinum for silver compounds as the light reactive substance in the paper, died out at around the time of the Great War due to the increase in the price...
Dates: 1903 - 1904
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).

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