Collodion Collection

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women - washing and getting their hair done

Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire
19th century vintage photograph: Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, fishing boats in the harbour

St. James Street Montreal, Canada
19th century vintage photograph: St. James Street Montreal, Canada, pedestrian and horse drawn traffic

c. 1880s India- Lauries hotel Agra
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - Lauries hotel Agra

Large ships on the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India
19th century vintage photograph: Large ships on the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India

1871 Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine
1870s Japan - the railway station Yokohama - from The Far East magazine

India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan 1860s
19th century vintage photograph India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s

India - a maharaja, child prince and his officials 1860s
19th century vintage photograph India - India - a maharaja and his officials, Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s

India - a maharaja and his officials
19th century vintage photograph - India - a maharaja and his officials

c. 1900 Austria Vienna city view with Stephanie Bridge
c.1900 Austria Vienna city view with Stephanie Bridge

Full length Egyptian mummy
19th century vintage photograph: Full length Egyptian mummy

c. 1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel
c.1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel

c. 1870s England London - Fresh Wharf - ships
c.1870s England London - Fresh Wharf - ships tied up in the dock

Men with Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis swollen limbs
c.1890s South East Asia - group of men with Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis and swollen limbs

Philippines - Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weapons
c.1890s South East Asia - Philippines - member of the Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weapons

c. 1880s India - group of hill people
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - hill people

c. 1880s India - woman beggar and children
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - beggar woman and children

Boy, child fakir, India
19th century vintage photograph: Boy, child fakir, India

c. 1880 London - Phillips and Company tea establishment
c.1880 London - Phillips and Company tea establishment - historic London by Dixon and Bool

19th century vintage photograph India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s

19th century vintage photograph India - Jain temples Halebidu

India - bullock cart
19th century vintage photograph India - bullock cart

India - Raja of Mahmudabad
19th century vintage photograph India - Raja of Mahmudabad

c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggar
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - fakir or holy man

Market place in Jaffa, Palestine, Israel Holy Land
19th century vintage photograph: Market place in Jaffa, Palestine, Israel Holy Land

c. 1880s India - street scene by Orr and Barton of Bangalore
c.1880s India - unidentified street scene by photographers Orr and Barton of Bangalore

1890s France Paris - Eiffel Tower and Champs de Mars

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - family group
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - family group

Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867771 Union headquarters at 26 South Battery Street in occupied Charleston, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Union Maj.-Gen)

Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b / w photo)
867775 Discarded Confederate mortar at abandoned Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Untitled [group portrait of workmen / engineers], 1866 / 99. Creator: Bonnie J. Brown
Untitled [group portrait of workmen/engineers], 1866/99. Matte collodion print

Lewis Carroll (b / w photo)
5668963 Lewis Carroll (b/w photo) by Rejlander, Oscar Gustav (1813-1875); (add.info.: Victorian photograph taken by Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1813-1875). Photograph of original cabinet card

Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b / w photo)
869214 Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b/w photo) by Barnard, George N. (1819-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b / w photo)
869211 Union Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday, early 1862 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of 42-year-old U.S. Artillery Maj)

19th century vintage photograph India - Nautch Girls dancing, 1860s Samuel Bourne

19th century vintage photograph - Spain Granada view of the Alhambra, by Juan Laurent

19th century vintage photograph India - Tippoos Summer Palace [the Darya Daulat Bagh] at Seringapatam

19th century vintage photograph - Egypt - tomb of the Caliphs, Mamluks, Cairo, camel train

19th century vintage photograph India - The Residency from the Garden - attrib to Samuel Bourne

19th century vintage photograph India - Kuki Khel, Afridi native regiment, British army, c.1880s

19th century vintage photograph India - 2nd Cheshire Regiment British army, Rawat Fort, Pakistan

19th century vintage photograph India - The Gumbaz at Seringapatam, Muslim mausoleum - Tippu sultans tomb

19th century vintage photograph India - Chamundi Hill stone bull, Mysore

19th century vintage photograph Paris France - The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France, from 6 May to 31 October 1889

19th century vintage photograph - view of Siena in Italy

19th century vintage photograph - group of Ainu Aino, indigenous people from Hokkaido - Uchida studio - male men group

19th century vintage photograph - Egypt - portrait of veiled Egyptian women with a vase

Dublin - customs house on bank of River Liffey

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Collodion: A Glimpse into Southeast Asia, India, Egypt, and Beyond" Step back in time to the 1880s in Southeast Asia's Philippines, where vibrant girls and women adorned themselves with collodion. This traditional cosmetic was a symbol of beauty and cultural pride. Journey further east to India during the 1860s when the Amir of Kabul, Afghanistan proudly wore collodion as a mark of his regal status. Meanwhile, young maharajas and their officials donned this exquisite adornment as they ruled over their kingdoms. Intriguingly preserved within layers lies a full-length Egyptian mummy from ancient times. Its enigmatic presence offers us a glimpse into the rituals and beliefs surrounding death in that era. Crossing continents to Calcutta's Hooghly River in India reveals bustling scenes with large ships majestically sailing through its waters. The air is filled with anticipation as trade flourishes along this vital waterway. Venturing westward to St. James Street in Montreal, Canada transports us to another era - one captured by collodion photography around c. 1900. The street comes alive with people going about their daily lives amidst stunning architectural marvels. The Holy Land beckons next; specifically Palestine or Israel circa 1900 where we find ourselves standing before Rachel's tomb - an iconic site steeped in religious significance for centuries past. A leap across time takes us to Japan in 1871 at Yokohama railway station - captured forever by photographers from The Far East magazine using innovative collodion techniques. Witnessing this technological advancement reminds us how art can transcend borders. Vienna's Stephanie Bridge stands tall against the backdrop of Austria's capital city around c. 1900 - immortalized through the lens coated with light-sensitive collodion emulsion capturing every intricate detail for posterity.