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 of the metal. Number 6 is a bromide print of a later date than numbers 1-5. All photographs are by Pedrotti except number 6, the photographer of which is unknown.
Dates
- Creation: 1903 - 1904
Creator
- Pedrotti, L, fl. 1902 (photographer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
L. Pedrotti had a studio in Bulawayo in the early 1900s. He produced a portfolio illustrating the funeral of Cecil John Rhodes in 1902.
Extent
.01 cubic metre(s) (One archival box containing 6 images.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 140.
General
This collection level description was entered by WS and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Pedrotti, L, fl 1902, photographer
Geographic
- Date
- 2006-08-31 15:41:25+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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