Faces In The Light

Faces In The Light The work of an unknown photographer around 1900-10, captured in over 300 glass negatives and now uncovered after a century in the dark.

Photo #85. One of my favourites so far. A man playing an accordion in a pull-along wheelchair/sleigh contraption with s...
07/11/2018

Photo #85. One of my favourites so far. A man playing an accordion in a pull-along wheelchair/sleigh contraption with several dogs. Poor condition negative, circa 1910. Possibly France

Cart made by John Sparks, Yapton. Circa 1910
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Cart made by John Sparks, Yapton. Circa 1910

Newly cast church bells for St Mary's, Yapton. Circa 1910
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Newly cast church bells for St Mary's, Yapton. Circa 1910

New church bells for St Mary's, Yapton. Circa 1910
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New church bells for St Mary's, Yapton. Circa 1910

St Mary's Church, Yapton, West Sussex in the snow. Circa 1910.
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St Mary's Church, Yapton, West Sussex in the snow. Circa 1910.

Yapton, West Sussex in the snow, circa 1910
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Yapton, West Sussex in the snow, circa 1910

Unknown street, thought to be Northern France. Circa 1910.
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Unknown street, thought to be Northern France. Circa 1910.

Yapton independent church, circa 1910
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Yapton independent church, circa 1910

Where the adventure starts. Seven wooden boxes and over 300 glass plates waiting to see the light....
13/10/2018

Where the adventure starts. Seven wooden boxes and over 300 glass plates waiting to see the light....

Photo #3. A very early photograph of the Taj Mahal, seems to be slightly earlier than all the others in the boxes. Show...
13/10/2018

Photo #3. A very early photograph of the Taj Mahal, seems to be slightly earlier than all the others in the boxes. Shows that the photographer was well travelled.

Photo #2. Sports day, circa 1910
13/10/2018

Photo #2. Sports day, circa 1910

Photo #1. First faces from the boxes: Family life, certainly the most sobering as the children will have already lived ...
13/10/2018

Photo #1. First faces from the boxes: Family life, certainly the most sobering as the children will have already lived their whole lives and become distant memories. Hopefully somebody will still have some of those memories!

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