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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Music photographer Keith Morris (1938-2005). My photo of him features in 'The Island Book of Records 1971-72' @ManchesterUP published tomorrow. A Pressphotoman piece on 'the bench' and Nick Drake's 'Pink Moon' album @islandrecordsuk pressphotoman.com/2026/10/05/t...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A camera sold by Mawson & Swan of 9 & 13 Mosley Street, Newcastle on Tyne in May 1882 to the American artist Winslow Homer. A Pressphotoman on how photography informed his artistic practice during 18 months in the Cullercoats artists colony. pressphotoman.com/2026/09/28/w...

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Bowdoin Museum College of Art.

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

'The Misses Carrick' were daughters of the celebrated artist Thomas Heathfield Carrick (1802-1874). A Pressphotoman piece on Jane and Minnie Carrick's portrait and photography studio in 1860s and 1870s Newcastle on Tyne. pressphotoman.com/2026/09/21/t...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Looking forward to taking part in 'Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History' @courtauld in London in November. In collaboration with @historicengland I'll be presenting new research on Ursula Clark (1940-2000). share.google/SK7FDsDFr2YT...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A view of the Durham skyline in the 1860s. A Pressphotoman piece on three photographs of the same view taken from roughly the same spot 100 years apart. pressphotoman.com/2026/09/14/d...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A view of the Durham skyline in the 1860s. A Pressphotoman piece on three photographs of the same view taken from roughly the same spot 100 years apart. pressphotoman.com/2026/09/14/d...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Carte de visite portrait c. 1864-71 by William Softley Parry of 17 Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. A Pressphotoman piece on photographers like Parry whose artistic skills helped give their studios a commercial advantage. pressphotoman.com/2026/09/07/c...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

'Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh' by Archibald Burns (1831-1880). This stereo may date from Burns amateur photography days when he was working as a bookseller's clerk. A Pressphotoman piece featuring his popular 3D series 'Views of Edinburgh and its Neighbourhood.' pressphotoman.com/2026/08/31/e...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

'Edinburgh from the Calton Hill' by Archibald Burns (1831-1880). A Pressphotoman piece on the stereographer profiled in the latest tv series of 'A House Through Time' @DavidOlusoga pressphotoman.com/2026/08/24/a... Image credit: Author's collection

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

England fast bowler Harold Larwood (1904-1995) pictured during a visit to his native Nottinghamshire in September 1980. A Pressphotoman piece on how press photography records moments in history that would otherwise be forgotten. pressphotoman.com/2026/08/17/h... #worldphotographyday #cricket

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A little girl having her portrait photograph taken by W. & D. Downey at its Newcastle upon Tyne studio in July 1879. Who was she? A Pressphotoman piece on how public records and press reports help tell the story of a clergyman's daughter. pressphotoman.com/2026/08/10/a...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

'Mauretania leaving the Tyne on her maiden voyage, 1907' by Gladstone Adams (1880-1966). A Pressphotoman piece on the celebrated photographer with a number of claims to fame. pressphotoman.com/2026/08/03/r...

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Liz Rees @lizarees.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I missed this blogpost about another Whitley Bay photographer (some of whose work is part of the @sidegallery.bsky.social collection) while I was away pressphotoman.com/2026/07/27/whitle…

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Portrait of a young girl by Whitley Art Studio that operated in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside from 1905 until the Second World War. A Pressphotoman piece on the photographer behind the business with a skill for putting his sitters at ease. pressphotoman.com/2026/07/27/w...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Wildlife photographer Frances Pitt (1888-1964) devoted her life to celebrating the natural world. A Pressphotoman piece on her 1949 @Countrylifemag article 'Birds of Farne Island.' pressphotoman.com/2026/07/20/b...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'Fox Cubs' by Miss Frances Pitt exhibited @The_RPS annual show in 1911. A Pressphotoman piece on her breakthrough as a wildlife photographer aged 23. pressphotoman.com/2026/07/13/f...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'Fox Cubs' by Miss Frances Pitt exhibited @The_RPS annual show in 1911. A Pressphotoman piece on her breakthrough as a wildlife photographer aged 23. pressphotoman.com/2026/07/13/f...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

'The Choir, Durham Cathedral' by Thomas Heaviside (1828-1886), the city's first professional photographer. A Pressphotoman piece on his series of @durhamcathedral cartes de visites that feature in collections @GettyMuseum and @harvartmuseums pressphotoman.com/2026/07/06/d...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

'Photographed by T. Heaviside' in the 1860s, but where is the location? A Pressphotoman piece on a professional studio that created highly prized 3D views and so much more. pressphotoman.com/2026/06/29/p...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

From South Shields to Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace ... On this day in 1911, King George V and Queen Mary in robes and crowns following their coronation. A Pressphotoman piece on the W. & D. Downey photographer behind the camera. pressphotoman.com/2026/06/22/c...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The 82-foot high Ripon Obelisk erected in 1702 was more than 200 years old when this 3D photo was taken. Full story via the link below.

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

An unknown stereographer captured Coronation celebrations in Ripon, North Yorkshire in 3D in June 1911. A Pressphotoman piece previewing #StereoscopyDay on Sunday 21st June and how to join in. pressphotoman.com/2026/06/14/s...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

'Cellarium, Fountains Abbey, June 1911' by an unknown amateur stereographer. A Pressphotoman piece on a North Yorkshire trip with a 3D focus on Cistercian monasteries. pressphotoman.com/2026/06/08/a...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Another Fountains Abbey 1911 stereo featuring an interior view and members of the visiting party. More stereos via the blogpost link below.

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

In June 1911, the UK was preparing for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. A Pressphotoman piece on how an unknown 3D photographer marked the event ... with a trip to North Yorkshire. pressphotoman.com/2026/06/01/f...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

'The Liverpool Landing Stage, England' by Bert Underwood (1862-1943) of 3D photographers Underwood & Underwood. A Pressphotoman post on its place as card No. 1 of 72 in the company's pioneering 'A Tour Round The World.' pressphotoman.com/2026/05/25/a...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Electoral registers (1937-1939) for W. & D. Downey's London premises revealed a famous surname - Messel. A Pressphotoman piece on the Messel family member related to 1) a celebrated designer and 2) a royal family member/photographer. pressphotoman.com/2026/05/18/e...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Taken with a Kodak Instamatic camera, smuggled inside the old Wembley Stadium, my snapshots of the 1977 FA Cup Final. The story of how I came to be in the crowd of 100,000 fans to see @manutd beat @liverpoolfc 2-1. pressphotoman.com/2023/06/03/c...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Ebury Street in London's Belgravia was home to W. & D. Downey's photography business for much of its long history. A Pressphotoman piece on sharing the premises with a leading arts and crafts basket maker. pressphotoman.com/2026/05/11/6...

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A portrait of W. & D. Downey's co-founder William published in 1914 by the British Journal of Photography. The article was titled 'Veterans of Photography.' Thanks to @mikeyp4 for sharing it. More in my latest Pressphotoman post via the link below.

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Newcastle upon Tyne friends - can you identify the location of this ‘glazed faience in wonderful rich soupy colours'? Does it survive? Photographed by Ursula Clark in the late 1960s. Full story in the latest Pressphotoman blog below.

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Dr. David Barber @pressphotoman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

'Shopfront' (1980) was a call to treat our High Streets with "care, sympathy and understanding." A Pressphotoman piece on how Ursula Clark's photographs were used to celebrate Victorian flamboyance and Art Deco quality. pressphotoman.com/2026/05/04/s...

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Shopfront Architecture

Ongoing research into the career of the architectural photographer Ursula Clark (1940-2000) has identified another project featuring her images. Shopfront (1980) produced by the Civic Trust for the…

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