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ca. 1920 (photographed)
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Arthur Herbert Remington initially trained as an engineer but after WWI he took up photography, using heavy glass plate cameras. This glass plate negative captures the photographer's son, Raymond, sitting on a piano stool.
Remington's first business was thought to have been in the Greenwich area and he worked as a photographer at the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. The National Maritime Museum also hold some of his photographs in their collection.
After this he moved his studio to the south coast working around the areas of Margate, Broadstairs and Brighton where this photograph, part of a series, is thought to have been taken.
Later in his career he moved to South Devon and continued his business, Remington's Photo Service (later a limited company) in Torquay and Paignton until the late 1950s.
Remington's first business was thought to have been in the Greenwich area and he worked as a photographer at the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. The National Maritime Museum also hold some of his photographs in their collection.
After this he moved his studio to the south coast working around the areas of Margate, Broadstairs and Brighton where this photograph, part of a series, is thought to have been taken.
Later in his career he moved to South Devon and continued his business, Remington's Photo Service (later a limited company) in Torquay and Paignton until the late 1950s.
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Materials and techniques | Glass negative |
Brief description | Negative, glass, showing Raymond Harman Remington (1914-1941), son of the photographer sitting on a piano stool, taken by A H Remington (1886-1965), England, ca. 1920. |
Physical description | Glass negative showing Raymond Harman Remington (1914-1941), son of the photographer A H Remington (1886-1965), sitting on a piano stool. Raymond is wearing a Fauntleroy-themed buster suit in dark velvet with a lace collar. He is also wearing cream leather shoes and stripey socks. |
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Credit line | Given by Jill Vanessa Downs |
Object history | A.H. Remington, father of the donor, was a studio / portrait photographer initially based on the South East coast of England. He set up a photographic business, Remington's photo service, around the 1920s. He trained as a mechanical engineer. After WWI he took up photography, initially working with glass plate cameras. Later he moved on to use a Leica 'reporter' 35mm. His first business was thought to have been in Greenwich area and he worked as a photographer at the Royal Naval college at Greenwich. The National Maritime museum also hold some of his photographs in their collection. After this he began to take seaside photographs in Margate, Broadstairs and Brighton areas where these photographs are all thought to have been taken. Later in his career he moved to South Devon and continued his business, Remington's photo service (later a limited company) in Torquay and Paignton until the late 1950s. |
Subject depicted | |
Summary | Arthur Herbert Remington initially trained as an engineer but after WWI he took up photography, using heavy glass plate cameras. This glass plate negative captures the photographer's son, Raymond, sitting on a piano stool. Remington's first business was thought to have been in the Greenwich area and he worked as a photographer at the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. The National Maritime Museum also hold some of his photographs in their collection. After this he moved his studio to the south coast working around the areas of Margate, Broadstairs and Brighton where this photograph, part of a series, is thought to have been taken. Later in his career he moved to South Devon and continued his business, Remington's Photo Service (later a limited company) in Torquay and Paignton until the late 1950s. |
Collection | |
Accession number | B.295-2010 |
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Record created | October 5, 2010 |
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