B. W. Kilburn
The first photograph ever made showing the interior construction of a modern breech loader, Pan American Exposition
About this artwork
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artist:B. W. Kilburn (1827 - 1909) American
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title:The first photograph ever made showing the interior construction of a modern breech loader, Pan American Exposition
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Stereoscopic albumen
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measurements:7.70 x 7.60 cm (each image); 8.70 x 17.50 cm (overall)
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credit line:Gift of Mrs. Riddell in memory of Peter Fletcher Riddell, 1985
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accession number:PGP R 1225.25
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B. W. Kilburn
B. W. Kilburn
American photographer Benjamin West Kilburn was born in New Hampshire and became known for his landscape photography and documentation of the migrations that occurred at the end of the nineteenth century. He initially began his career as a partner in his father’s foundry making stoves. Then...
