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Hermann Balesic Photograph collection
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[ca. 1870]-[189-?] (Creation)
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- Wallis, James D.
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[ca. 1870]-[189-?] (Creation)
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- Spohn, John C.
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[ca. 1870]-[189-?] (Creation)
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- Abbott, John J.
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[ca. 1870]-[189-?] (Creation)
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- Sheldon & Davis
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28 photographs : b&w
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Administrative history
Sheldon & Davis was a photography studio based in Kingston, Ontario. Henry Sheldon, who has been working earlier as a daguerreotypist, took on Richard Davis as his associate in 1863. After Sheldon's death in 1877, Davis continued using the name until circa 1904.
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Scope and content
The collection consists of a number of tintypes and other photographs collected by Herman Balesic over the years. The hand-tinted tintype portraits were mainly taken by J.D. Wallis, melainotype artist, who had an office on Market Square in Kingston, Ontario. The other portraits are examples of the work of other local photographers such as Spohn, Bell, Abbott and Sheldon and Davis.
Notes area
Physical condition
Good
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Pamela Noxon, Chair of Archives Committee, Prince Edward County Archives, 02 November 2000
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- English
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V100.17 SE
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Open
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Copyright restrictions may apply.
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