inspired by e. e. barnard, anamorfose cahier 7

Inspired by Edward Emerson Barnard

Pioneer of astrophotography 1857 - 1923

Anam

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© 2015 Xavier Debeerst

March 2015

I don’t know why there isn’t a film about Edward Emerson Barnard? His biography reads as a film script. Born poor after the American Civil War and ended his life as one of the most respected astronomers of the beginning of the 20th century.

He worked with the largest observatories of his time: Lick Observatory, Mount Wilson Observatory and Yerkes Observatory.

Barnard was one of the best visual observers. Well known for his numerous comet discoveries. The last astronomer that relied on what he saw behind the eyepiece of his telescope. He was also the astronomer who made the transition from visual astronomy to astrophotography. He proved that photography could play an important role in science and astronomy.

This wasn’t obvious. Astronomy played an important role in the birth and development of photography. Astronomers such as François Arago and Sir John Herschel supported Louis Daguerre and Fox Talbot, the inventors of photography.

It took several decennia before photographers could prove to scientists that photography was one of the means of the future. The “Atlas of the Milky Way” (1927) by Barnard was one of the first scientific astrophotography publications.

The legacy of Barnard is very important for contemporary

astrophotographers. This Anamorfose Cahier gives an small overview of this legacy.

I hope you also get inspired by Edward Emerson Barnard.

Best regards,

Xavier Debeerst

Edito

Themes:

Books about astronomy

Observatories and telescopes

Stereo photos and lantern slides

Lunar photography

Photos from our Solar System

Deep sky photos

Theme Highlights

Edward Singleton Holden, Reports of the observations of the solar eclipse of the sun of january 1, 1889, 1889, United States, Titled & dated, Book, Very Good, 23 X 15 cm €550,00-

James Nasmyth, James Carpenter, The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite., 1885, UK, Titled & dated, Book, Very Good, 23 X 17 cm €750,00-

Edwin Hubble, The Realm of the Nebulae, 1936, United States, Titled & dated, Book, Good, 23,5 X 16 cm €330,00-

Unknown photographer, The Brashear 24-inch refractor at Sproul Observatory, (3 photos), +/- 1913, United States, No inscriptions, Vintage silver print, Good, Original mounting, 9,8 (13) X 12 (17,7) cm €650,00-

Mount Wilson Observatory, 100 inch Reflector, Mt. Wilson, 1917, United States, Handwriting on the back, Vintage silver print, Very Good, Not mounted, 18 (19,6) X 15,1 (15,9) cm €250,00-

Lick Observatory, Where Lick Observatory group view eclipse, 02/08/1932, United States, Information label on the back, Vintage silver print (Press photo), Poor, Not mounted, 15,5 (16,7) X 20,2 (21,5) cm €65,00-

Edward Emerson Barnard, 8 astronomical lantern slides, +/- 1895, United States, Handwriting, Lantern Slide, Very Good, Original mounting, 8,2 X 8,2 cm €450,00-

Edward Emerson Barnard, Comet Morehouse, 3 stereo cards, 15/10/1908 - 16&18/11/1908, UK, Handwriting on the back, Albumen print (stereoview), Very Good, Original mounting, 7,2 (8,7) X 13,6 (17,3) cm €650,00-

Edward Emerson Barnard, Eight astronomical lantern slides, +/- 1910, UK, Titled, Magic lantern slide, Excellent, Original mounting, 8 X 8 cm €750,00-

Henry Brothers (Frères), Photographique d’une région Lunaire, 1886, France, Information printed on the front, Albumen print, Very Good, Original mounting, 11 (17) X 8,3 (12) cm €650,00-

A.L.S., Set of 5 photographic astronomy lantern slides, +/-1920, United States, Photographers name and title, Lantern Slide, Excellent, Original mounting, 10,2 X 8,3 cm €260,00-

Unknown photographer, Moon 2 glass positives, 1891, United States, Titled & dated, Magic lantern slide, Excellent, Not mounted, 10 X 8,3 cm €275,00-

Jules Janssen, Etudes de la surface Solaire, 07/06/1893, France, Titled & dated, Albumen print, Excellent, Original mounting, 23,1 (27,9) X 17 (21,4) cm €2.000,00-

Henry Brothers (Frères), Photographies de Jupiter, 1886, France, Information printed on the front, Albumen print, Very Good, Original mounting, 12,3 (17) X 6,6 (12) cm €650,00-

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, Die Sonne, 22/09/1870, Germany, Information printed on the front, Albumen print, Very Good, Original mounting, 9,4 (21,4) X 9,5 (13,3) cm €550,00-

Mount Wilson & Palomar Observatories, Andromeda Nebula (negative print), +/- 1950, United States, Stamp on the back, Vintage silver print, Good, Not mounted, 32,5 (33) X 33 cm €350,00-

Edward Emerson Barnard, Small Star Cloud in Sagittarius, July, 1905, United States, Signed, titled & dated, Vintage silver print, Very Good, Not mounted, 16,3 X 15,8 cm €1.500,00-

Paul and Prosper Henry, Amas de Persei, 1897, France, Titled, Albumen print, Very Good, Original mounting, 22 X 15 cm €850,00-

Themes:

Books about astronomy

Observatories and telescopes

Stereo photos and lantern slides

Lunar photography

Photos from our Solar System

Deep sky photos

Catalogue

Allan SandageThe Hubble atlas of galaxies, (id 5886,0) 1982, United StatesBook, Very Good29,3 X 39 cm95,0 EuroThe Hubble atlas of galaxies

Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Institution of Washington, (1982) 1961, 50 pages, Fifth edition.

Allan Rex Sandage (1926 – 2010) was an American astronomer. He was Staff Member Emeritus with the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, California. He determined the first reasonably accurate values for the Hubble constant and the age of the universe. He also discovered the first quasar.

n the early part of this century Edwin Hubble and Alan Sandage did groundbreaking work in the study of galaxies. This volume, published by Sandage after Hubble's untimelydeath in 1953, is the classic text which defines Hubble's classification scheme for galaxies.

Camille FlammarionLes Terres du Ciel, (id 5883,0) 1887, FranceBook, Very Good24,5 X 16,5 cm130,0 EuroLes Terres du Ciel. Astronomique, Physique, Climatologique,Geographique Des Planetes qui Gravitent avec la Terre Autour du Soleil Et de l'Etat Probable de la Vie a Leur Surface

Librairie Academique Didier Et Cie. Paris. 1877, 600 pages

Two Woodburrytypes of the Moon. One by Rutherfurd and one by Nasmyth. 6 color plates and numerous in-text ullusrations

Tightly bound and in very good condition.

Nicolas Camille Flammarion (26 February 1842 – 3 June 1925) was a French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early

Dr. Max WolfStereoskopbilder vom Sternhimmel, 1. Serie 5. Auflage, (id5182,0) 1918, GermanyVintage silver print, Excellent17 X 9 cm750,0 EuroPortfolio with 12 vintage silverprint stereoscopic astrophotoswith the original German booklet. Very rare luxe edition with the original publicity leaflets.

“Stereoskophilder vom Sternhimmel. 1. Serie. Von ProfessorMax Wolf. . Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Ambrosius Barth.

With the exception of pictures of the sun and moon astronomical photographs always look flat. From the natureof the case this must be so for the distances are so great that we can have no effect of perspective. But by properly combining photographs taken at suitable intervals of time the stereoscope introduces a perspective and gives an apparent solidity that must be charming to everyone who is interested in celestial objects.

Edward Emerson BarnardJournal of the Tennessee Academy of Science E. E. Barnardmemorial number, (id 5846,0) 01/1928, United StatesBook, Excellent25 X 16,5 cm150,0 EuroRare obituary publication about E. E. Barnard with numerousillustrations

Ex libris: Carl Otto LamplandHe first went to Lowell Observatory in 1902 when invited byPercival Lowell and Lampland was closely involved with Lowell in planetary observation. He designed cameras used for astronomy and also designed and maintained telescopes,including resilvering the mirror of the 40-inch (1,000 mm) telescope. He also constructed thermocouples and used them to measure temperatures of planets. He won the RoyalPhotographic Society Medal in 1905 for the camera which hedesigned for the 24-inch Clark telescope. In 1907 Lamplandand Lowell won a Royal Photographic Society exhibition medal for their photographs of the canals of Mars.

Edward Singleton HoldenReports of the observations of the solar eclipse of the sun ofjanuary 1, 1889, (id 5877,0) 1889, United StatesBook, Very Good23 X 15 cm550,0 EuroReports of the observations of the solar eclipse of the sun ofjanuary 1, 1889

Published by the Lick Observatory

Ex libris: Lowell Observatory Observatory 1920

Hard to find publication of the solar eclipse expedition

210 pages illustrated with 1 mounted original silver print byE. E. Barnard and with a number of additional in-text illustrations.

Inside all of the text is fine and clean & the binding is tight.

Edward Singleton Holden (November 5, 1846 – March 16,

Edward Singleton HoldenReports on the observations of the total eclipse of the sun, December 21-22, 1889, (id 5875,0) 1891, United StatesBook, Good23 X 15 cm125,0 EuroLick Observatory, Reports on the observations of the total eclipse of the sun, December 21-22, 1889, and the total eclipse of the moon, July 22, 1888, to which is added a Catalogue of the library

Published by the Lick Library

Hard to find publication of the solar eclipse expedition to Cayenne.

Ex libris: stamped Catholic University of America, Washington DC

122 pages

Illustrated with 3 mounted original silver prints (8,5 x 6,5cm

Edwin HubbleThe Realm of the Nebulae, (id 5885,0) 1936, United StatesBook, Good23,5 X 16 cm330,0 EuroThe Realm of the Nebulae

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1936, 210 pages, First edition

New binding.15 reproductions and numerous in-text illustrations

Edwin Powell Hubble (1889 – 1953) was an American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the fieldof extragalactic astronomy and is generally regarded as oneof the most important observational cosmologists of the 20thcentury

No modern astronomer made a more profound contribution to our understanding of the cosmos than did Edwin Hubble,who first conclusively demonstrated that the universe is

F. Tisserand & H. AndoyerLeçons de cosmographie, 5th edition, (id 5874,0) 1909, FranceBook, Very Good22,5 X 16 cm40,0 EuroHardbound in 6-compartment quarter leather over marbled boards. Considerable edgewear to boards. Tightly bound and in very good condition.

François Félix Tisserand (1845 –1896) was a French astronomer born at Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte-d'Or. In 1863he entered the École Normale Supérieure, and on leaving hewent for a month as professor at the lycée at Metz. Urbain Le Verrier offered him a post in the Paris Observatory, whichhe entered as astronome adjoint in September 1866. In 1868 he took his doctor's degree with a thesis on Delaunay'sMethod, which he showed to be of much wider scope than had been contemplated by its inventor. Shortly afterwards he went out to Kra Isthmus to observe the 1868 solar eclipse. He was part of a French expedition together with theÉdouard Stephan and Georges Rayet. The French astronomers where accompanied by Mongkut, the King of

Francis G. PeasePhotographs of Nebulae with the 60” reflector 1911 - 1916, (id 5849,0) 1917, United StatesBook, Excellent25,5 X 17 cm65,0 EuroFrancis Gladheim Pease (January 14, 1881–February 7, 1938) joined the Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin, where hewas an observer and an optician. There he assisted GeorgeW. Ritchey who built many of America's first large reflectingtelescopes. In 1908 he became an astronomer and instrument maker at the Mount Wilson Observatory. Amonghis designs was the 100-inch (2,500 mm) telescope at that observatory, and a 50-foot (15 m) interferometer that he used to measure star diameters.

He would later be involved in the design of the 200-inch (5,100 mm) Hale Telescope at the Mount Palomar Observatory. In 1928 he made the first discovery of a planetary nebula within a globular cluster, later called Pease1.

G. DelmotteLa Photographie Astronomique à la portée de tous les observateurs, (id 5853,0) 1925, BelgiumBook, Very Good24,4 X 16 cm35,0 EuroPublished by the Bulletin de la Société belge d’Astronomie, Brussels, 193526 pages, soft cover.

George E. HaleReport of the Director of the Solar Observatory, Mount Wilson, (id 5848,0) 1906 - 1907 (2 publications), United StatesBook, Excellent25,5 X 18,7 cm95,0 EuroTwo annual reports by George E. Hale, Mount Wilson.1906: 77 pages, numerous illustrations1907: 86 pages, numerous illustrations

Gerard Peter Kuiper (et all.)Photographic Lunar Atlas, (id 5824,0) 1960, United StatesOffset, Excellent53 X 43 cm950,0 EuroThe unique Kuipers’ Photographic Lunar Atlas is a monumentin the exploration of the Moon. The NASA used it to preparethe Lunar flights.

The atlas is in a box and contains 230 large sheets. 176 sheets are folded in four and measures 86X106cm.

Gerard Peter Kuiper Born in the Netherlands (12/7/05) and educated at Leiden University as an astronomer, Kuiper came to the US in 1933. During his lifetime he worked at Lick Observatory, Harvard, Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago, and the University of Arizona.

The Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, a research and educational unit in which many planetary scientists have been trained, was established under his guidance at the University of Arizona.

H. H. WatersAstronomical photography for amateurs, (id 5884,0) 1921, UKBook, Very Good18,7 X 12,5 cm45,0 EuroAstronomical photography for amateurs

London, Gall & Inglis, 1921, 92 pages, First edition

Numerous in-text illustrationsEx libris: Airdrie Public Library

Henry Hayden Waters (1880 -1939)Amateur astronomer who joined in 1908 the British Astronomical Association. In his private observatory stood a5-inch Zeiss refractor.He was an active memeber of the Meteor and Photographic sections of the BAA.

Hermann Wilhelm VogelLa photographie et la chimie de la lumière, (id 5879,0) 1883, FranceBook, Very Good22 X 14 cm120,0 EuroLa photographie et la chimie de la lumière.Avec 95 figures dans le texte et un frontispice en photoglytptie

Germer Baillière et Cie Librairie, Bibliothèque scientifique internationale

One woodburytype signed Rutherfurd

First edition, 1883, octavo, 255 pages illustrated with numerous in-text ullusrations


Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (March 26, 1834 – December 17, 1898) was a German photochemist and photographer who discovered dye sensitization, which is of great importance to

James Nasmyth, James CarpenterThe Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite., (id 5878,0) 1885, UKBook, Very Good23 X 17 cm750,0 EuroThe moon : considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite /by James Nasmyth, C.E. and James Carpenter, F.R.A.S. lateof the Royal Observatory, Greenwich ; with twenty-six illustrative plates of lunar objects, phenomena, and scenery;numerous woodcuts, &c.

"London: Bradbury, Agnew, & co., printers, Whitefriars"--title page verso.The photographs of the Moon's surface are actually photographs of plaster models made by Nasmyth and Carpenter.

All plates are woodburytypes signed "J. Nasmyth,"Plate IV is a woodburytype of the Moon, attributed to WarrenDe le Rue and Joseph Beck on p. 52.

John Charles DuncanPhotographic studies of Nebulae, Third paper, (id 5850,0) 1923, United StatesBook, Very Good25,5 X 17 cm65,0 EuroJohn Charles Duncan’s (8 February 1882 - 10 September 1967) chief contribution to astronomy was his photographicdemonstration of expansion in the Crab nebula. He is perhaps better known, however, as the author of Astronomy, a standard college textbook for over thirty years, which was illustrated with many of his own excellent photographs of nebulae and galaxies.

The Crab nebula, located in the constellation of Taurus, is still today a fruitful subject for investigation because of its association with the pulsar NP 0532; it is believed to be the remnant of a supernova observed in Japan and China in A.D.1054. By comparing a photograph taken with the sixty-inch telescope at Mount Wilson in 1909 by George Willis Ritcheywith one he took himself in 1921 with the same instrument,Duncan was able to demonstrate outward motions in the filaments of the Crab. He later confirmed these motions with

John Charles DuncanPhotographic studies of Nebulae, Fifth paper, (id 5851,0) 1937, United StatesBook, Very Good25,5 X 17 cm65,0 EuroJohn Charles Duncan’s (8 February 1882 - 10 September 1967) chief contribution to astronomy was his photographicdemonstration of expansion in the Crab nebula. He is perhaps better known, however, as the author of Astronomy, a standard college textbook for over thirty years, which was illustrated with many of his own excellent photographs of nebulae and galaxies.

The Crab nebula, located in the constellation of Taurus, is still today a fruitful subject for investigation because of its association with the pulsar NP 0532; it is believed to be the remnant of a supernova observed in Japan and China in A.D.1054. By comparing a photograph taken with the sixty-inch telescope at Mount Wilson in 1909 by George Willis Ritcheywith one he took himself in 1921 with the same instrument,Duncan was able to demonstrate outward motions in the filaments of the Crab. He later confirmed these motions with

John Martin SchaeberleReport on the total eclipse of the sun, observed at Mina Bronces, Chile, on April 16, 1893, (id 5876,0) 1895, United StatesBook, Very Good23 X 15 cm175,0 EuroContributions from the Lick Observatory No. 4. Report on theTotal Eclipse of the Sun, Observed at Mina Bronces, Chile, onApril 16, 1893.

Published by the Lick Observatory

Hard to find publication of the solar eclipse expedition to Chili

126 pages

Illustrated with 1 mounted original silver print and 2 photogravures and with a number of additional in-text illustrations.

There is gilt lettering on the spine and a few light scuffs to

Julius ScheinerDie Spectralanalyse der Gestirne, (id 5882,0) 1890, GermanyBook, Very Good23,5 X 16,5 cm220,0 EuroDie Photographie der Gestirne. Leipzig, 1897

Engelmann. 1 vol. in-8° de 474 pages, First edition.

Two reproduction in photogravure of stellar spectra

First edition illustrated with 74 in-text ullusrations


Julius Scheiner (1858–1913) was a German astronomer, born in Cologne and educated at Bonn. He became assistantat the astrophysical observatory in Potsdam in 1887 and itsobserver in chief in 1898, three years after his appointmentto the chair of astrophysics in the University of Berlin. Scheiner paid special attention to celestial photography andwrote Die Spektralanalyse der Gestirne (1890); Lehrbuch

Julius ScheinerDie Photographie der Gestirne, (id 5880,0) 1897, GermanyBook, Very Good23,5 X 16,5 cm220,0 EuroDie Photographie der Gestirne. Leipzig, 1897

Engelmann. 1 vol. in-8° de 382 pages

One reproduction in photogravure of one of the first Daguerreotypes of a solar eclipse by Dr. Busch, 18/07/1851

First edition illustrated with numerous in-text ullusrations


Julius Scheiner (1858–1913) was a German astronomer, born in Cologne and educated at Bonn. He became assistantat the astrophysical observatory in Potsdam in 1887 and itsobserver in chief in 1898, three years after his appointmentto the chair of astrophysics in the University of Berlin. Scheiner paid special attention to celestial photography and

Mount Wilson ObservatoryThe Carnegie Institution of Washington (4x), (id 5662,0) 1909-1911-1915-1927, United StatesBook, Very Good26,6 X 18 cm150,0 EuroSet of four annual reports by the Carnegie Insitution of Washington. The reports describe very well the evolution ofthe Mount Wilson Observatory.

Mount Wilson Solar Observatory was founded in 1904 by George Ellery Hale under the auspices of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (the word "Solar" was dropped from the name in 1919 soon after the completion of the 100-inch telescope).

Funds to publish the Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way by Barnard had been guaranteed by the Carnegie Institution in 1907. It was finally published by the CarnegieInstitution in 1927 as a Carnegie Publication number 247.

The Atlas is the magnum opus of Barnard. The photographsin this Atlas remain a valuable data source for studies of the

N.P. BarabashovAtlas obratnoy storony Luny (translation), (id 5870,0) 1960, United StatesBook, Very Good26,3 X 20,2 cm600,0 EuroAtlas of the far side of the moon; translation. Editors: N.P. Barabashov, USSR, 1960. Translation USA. Cold War Publication

Translation of "Atlas obratnoy storony Luny", Moscow, 1960,by Headquarters, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, U.S. Air Force, St. Louis, Mo.Published by: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Prepared by Liaison Office, Technical Information Center, MCLTD; distributed by U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Office of Technical Services, Washington, 1960.

Important Cold War publication from the space race betweenthe USA and the USSR.It's a copy of type written internal document with copies of original Russian photos of the far side of the Moon taken by the Zond, Luna and Lunokhod.

Sir William HugginsAn atlas of representative stellar spectra from 4870 to3300 : together with a discussion of the evolutional order ofthe stars, and the interpretation of their spectra / precededby a short history of the observatory and its work, (id 5185,0) 1899, UKBookprint, Good39 X 31 cm750,0 Euro165pp +xii plates; binding tearing inside hinges; binding worn. original cloth, shaken, spine ends chipped, covers blistered. contents otherwise clean and unmarked12 rotogravure plates reproducing photographs of spectra; 8text illustrations. Half-title. Folio,

London : W. Wesley and son, 1899.

Superchocolat JacquesA l'assaut des étoiles! Stormloop naar de sterren!, (id 5887,0) 1964, BelgiumBook, Good30 X 29,5 cm35,0 EuroA l'assaut des étoiles! Stormloop naar de sterren!

Album Jacques, 1964, First edition

Belgian collecting album for cards; complete with all cards. Dedicated to space travel. Text in Dutch and French.

Unknown photographerObituary notice E. E. Barnard, (id 5847,0) 07/02/1923, United StatesOffset, Excellent8,9 X 11,3 cm100,0 EuroRare obituary notoce about E. E. Barnard addressed to the Lowell Observatory

Wendell P. HogeVisitors’ night on Mount Wilson, (id 5852,0) April 1933, United StatesBook, Very Good22,8 X 15,3 cm35,0 EuroWendell Phillips (1868 - 1930) and his son Edison RawlingsHoge both worked at Mt. Wilson observatory.

Alhambra High SchoolOn the road to Mount Wilson Observatory (5photos), (id 5808,0) +/- 1904, United StatesAlbumen print, Good12,8 (14) X 10,2 (10,6) cm550,0 EuroSet of 5 photos telling the story of a walk from the AlhambraHigh School, Alhambra, California to the summit of Mount Wilson.This set of photos show the early situation of the Mount Wilson Observatory.In this neighbourhood E.E. Barnard erected the Bruce Telescope in 1905. He stayed for 7 months making some ofhis famous photos the Milky Way.

Associated Press PhotoThe new Griffith Observatory Los Angeles, (id 5700,0) 16/05/1935, United StatesVintage silver print (Press photo), Very Good16,5 (17,8) X 21,2 (22,8) cm250,0 Euro

InterpressPortrait of John Davison Rockefeller, (id 5804,0) +/- 1930, United StatesVintage silver print (Press photo), Very Good21,7 X 16,5 cm150,0 EuroJohn D. Rockefeller (1839 - 1937) was an American businessmagnate and philanthropist.The Rockefeller Foundation funded the construction of the 200 inch Mount Palomar telescope under the direction of George E. Hale, Director of Mount Wilson Observatory.

Lick ObservatoryWhere Lick Observatory group view eclipse, (id 5854,0) 02/08/1932, United StatesVintage silver print (Press photo), Poor15,5 (16,7) X 20,2 (21,5) cm65,0 Euro

Lick ObservatoryEye end of the 36-inch refractor, (id 5300,0) 1919 (reprint +/- 1970), United StatesPress photo, Very Good24 (25,4) X 19,2 (20,5) cm250,0 EuroAt the time E. E. Barnard worked at the Lick Observatory the36 inch refractor was the biggest telescope of the world. Unfortunately due to the bad relationship between Barnard and the director of the Observatory, Barnard didn’t have a lot of opportunities to use this huge telescope. On one of therare occasions he was able to observe with this telescope hediscovered the fifth moon of Jupiter.

Lick Observatory3 meter telescope mirror aluminized, (id 5077,0) +/- 1960, United StatesVintage silver print, Excellent24 X 19,2 cm120,0 EuroPart of the exhibiition “Astronomical: Photographs of Our Solar System and Beyond” at the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, USA

Mount Palomar Observatory200-inch Hale telescope by moonlight, (id 5781,0) +/-1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Excellent33,8 (48,2) X 26,6 (38) cm1950,0 Euro

Mount Wilson Observatory100 inch Reflector, Mt. Wilson, (id 5657,0) 1917, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good18 (19,6) X 15,1 (15,9) cm250,0 EuroThe Hooker 100-inch telescope is named after John D. Hooker, who provided the funds for the giant mirror. It was the largest telescope in the world from 1917 to 1948. Manygreat discoveries were made with the 100-inch telescope, including Edwin Hubble's landmark work on the expansion ofthe Universe and the establishment of the cosmic distance scale. The first optical interferometer ever used for astronomical research was used on the 100-inch telescope tomeasure the sizes of distant stars for the first time in 1919.

In the beginning E. E. Barnard wasn’t a great fan of reflectors. He didn’t believe that reflectors could have any scientific importance. Only at the end of his life he understood the importance and the advantages of reflectors.

Part of the exhibiition “Astronomical: Photographs of Our Solar System and Beyond” at the Center for Creative

Nathan LazarnickInterview with the owner of an observatory (2 photos), (id 5645,0) +/- 1900, United StatesVintage silver print, Good23 (35,3) X 17,6 (27,8) cm200,0 EuroThe photographer of this two photos is Nathan Lazarnick (1879-1955, American, born Russia). Lazarnick was an acquaintance of William K. Vanderbilt. They shared the passion for cars.The grandfather of William K. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, did an important donnation to the Central University. The University was renamed the Vanderbilt University. With this donation the Observatory was build.

E. E. Barnard was a fellow of the Vanderbilt University from1883 until 1887.Barnard discovered several comets at the observatory of theVanderbilt University. Besides the discovery of the comets, Barnard discovered his first Dark Nebula know as B86 on Barnard’s list of dark nebulae.

Unknown photographerInternational Geodetic Associaton, Latitude Service (2 photos), (id 5664,0) 07/12/1899, United StatesPrinting-Out-Paper, Very Good18,7 (25,3) X 24,2 (30,3) cm250,0 EuroThe International Latitude Observatories were a system of (originally) six observatories located near the parallel of 39°08' north latitude. They were used to measure the variation in latitude that occurs as a result of the "wobble" of the Earth on its polar axis.

The original six observatories were located in:

Gaithersburg, Maryland Cincinnati, Ohio Ukiah, California[1] Mizusawa, Iwate, Japan Charjui, Turkestan Carloforte, Italy

The two photos represent the observatory in Gaithensburg

Unknown photographerOptical shop of the Yerkes Observatory (2 photos), (id 5690,0) +/- 1892, United StatesAlbumen print, Very Good19,4 (28) X 24 (35,6) cm350,0 EuroThe optical lab of Yerkes Observatory, The University of Chicago, Founded by John D. Rockefeller, was managed byGeorge Willis Ritchey. Ritchey who was a cabinet maker made the chair to the left of the mirror.

Ritchey made the 60inch telescope for the Mount Wilson Observatory.He coinvented the Ritchey-Chrétien(R-C) reflector telescopealong with Henri Chrétien. The R-C prescription remains thepredominant optical design used by most all major astronomical observatories and space telescopes.

At this period E. E. Barnard was one of the leading astronomers at the Yerkes Observatory. He mainly workedwith the 40inch refractor. He wasn’t convinced of the capabilities of Newtonian telescopes and reflectors.

Unknown photographerRoad to Lick Observatory, (id 5679,0) +/- 1910, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good8,4 X 29,2 cm650,0 EuroEdward Emerson Barnad worked at Lick Observatory from 1887 until 1895. He must have known the difficult transportsituation.

In the photo with the dome, that is Lick main building with the dome of the 12-inch (the larger dome of the 36-in is off the photo to the right). In the photo with two cars, I’m almost certain that is looking in the direction of where the Crossley reflector would have been, with the road to the right leading down off the mountain and the road to the left leading to the dome of the Crossley. Unfortunately, the top of the photo is too low and the resolution too low for there tobe the building and dome visible. In a full-res photo, see if you can identify a building thru the leaves. I do not know what that cabin is to the left.

One might be able to date the photos for sure by finding out

Unknown photographerThe Brashear 24-inch refractor at Sproul Observatory, (3 photos), (id 5644,0) +/- 1913, United StatesVintage silver print, Good9,8 (13) X 12 (17,7) cm650,0 EuroRare views of the construction of large refractors. The 24 inch refractor was made by John Brashear (1840 -1920) . The refractor was to large to be assembled at the Brashear plant. The photos are made in another factory.

His whole life E. E. Barnard loved to work with this large refractors.

In 1877 Barnard and Brashear met in Pittsburgh.Barnard asked in 1889 Brashear to improve the 6” Willard lens for photographic purposes. The Willard lens was one ofBarnards most important photographic tools. Most of his fantastic Milky Way and comet photos where made with theWillard portrait lens

(Credit: the Antique Telescope Society)

Cape ObservatoryOmega Centauri, 24 inch Victoria Telescope, (id 5798,0) 19/02/1903, UKAlbumen print (stereoview), Good7,2 (8,7) X 13,6 (17,3) cm150,0 EuroPublished by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) N° 331

Edward Emerson BarnardComet Morehouse, 3 stereo cards, (id 5800,0) 15/10/1908 - 16&18/11/1908, UKAlbumen print (stereoview), Very Good7,2 (8,7) X 13,6 (17,3) cm650,0 Euro3 stereo cards with photos of the Comet Morehouse made byE. E. Barnard at the Lick Observatory.Published by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) N°194-195-196

Edward Emerson Barnard8 astronomical lantern slides, (id 5476,0) +/- 1895, United StatesLantern Slide, Very Good8,2 X 8,2 cm450,0 Euro

Edward Emerson BarnardEight astronomical lantern slides, (id 5845,0) +/- 1910, UKMagic lantern slide, Excellent8 X 8 cm750,0 EuroEight magic lantern slides edited by The Royal AstronomicalSociety, London:Nebulosity near alfa CygniMilky Way near X CygniThe Milky Way in CepheusThe Milky Way O OphiuchiRegion of Neb. P OphiuchiGreat Star cloud in SagittariusRegion of Cluster M11Mars, 1909 Sept. 28

From Barnards’ Atlas of the Milky Way . His photos were often used as lantern slides during lectures.

John Diedrich MöllerMondgebirge Stark vergrossert, (id 5872,0) 1864, GermanyMicrophotograph, Excellent2,5 X 7,5 cm375,0 EuroIn 1864, JOHN DIEDRICH MÖLLER (1844 - 1907) founded the J.D.MÖLLER company in Wedel near Hamburg. This company sold among other things microscopic slides. J.D.MÖLLER had specialized on arranging diatoms on coverslips.

Another popular type of slides were photographs of landscapes, art objects or newspaper pages, reduced to 2x2mm by using a very special grainless sensitized material. These products are the precursors of the "Microdot process"which was used later to smuggle intelligence material.

Lewis Morris RutherfurdThe Moon, (id 5873,0) +/- 1870, UKMicrophotograph, Excellent7,5 X 2,5 cm350,0 EuroLewis Morris Rutherfurd (November 25, 1816 – May 30, 1892) was an American lawyer and astronomer, and a pioneering astrophotographer.

Lewis Rutherfurd abandoned his study of law in 1849 to dedicate his leisure to science, particularly astronomy. He performed pioneering work in spectral analysis, and experimented with celestial photography. He invented instruments for his studies, including the micrometer for measuring photographs, a machine for producing improved ruled diffraction gratings, and the first telescope designed specifically for astrophotography.

Using his instrumentation, Rutherfurd produced a quality collection of photographs of the Sun, Moon, and planets, aswell as star clusters and stars down to the fifth magnitude. In 1862 he began making spectroscopic studies using his

Mount Wilson ObservatoryHydogen Flocculi, Mount Wilson Spectroheliograph, (id 5797,0) 07/08/1915, UKAlbumen print (stereoview), Good7,2 (8,7) X 13,6 (17,3) cm150,0 EuroPublished by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)

Mount Wilson ObservatoryJupiter, (id 5799,0) +/- 1900, UKAlbumen print (stereoview), Good7,2 (8,7) X 13,6 (17,3) cm150,0 EuroPublished by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) N°399

Mount Wilson ObservatoryCopernicus, 100inch Reflector, (id 5801,0) +/-1900, UKAlbumen print (stereoview), Good7,2 (8,7) X 13,6 (17,3) cm150,0 EuroPublished by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)

S. RaurichStéréogramme du Soleil, (id 5803,0) 13/11/1907, SpainAlbumen print (stereoview), Very Good7,2 (8,7) X 13,6 (17,3) cm150,0 EuroOn the back dedicated by S. Raurich to Prof. Stroobant of the Observatory of Lille, France

S. RaurichStéréo passage de Mercure, (id 5802,0) 14/11/1907, SpainAlbumen print (stereoview), Very Good7,2 (8,7) X 13,6 (17,3) cm150,0 EuroOn the back dedicated by S. Raurich to Prof. Stroobant of the Observatory of Lille, France

Unknown photographerMars, (id 5858,0) +/- 1900, United StatesMagic lantern slide, Excellent10 X 8,3 cm200,0 Euro

Unknown photographerSix astronomical lantern slides, (id 5844,0) +/- 1910, UKMagic lantern slide, Excellent8 X 8 cm350,0 EuroSix magic lantern slides:Brooks CometHalleys CometThe Milky Way in SagitariusPortion of the Suns limb during eclipseAnnual Nebulae in AndromedaThe Milky Way in Aquila

Published by Newton & Co., Museumstreet, London.

Barnard made similar images. His photos were often used aslantern slides during lectures.

A.L.S.Set of 5 photographic astronomy lantern slides, (id 5367,0) +/-1920, United StatesLantern Slide, Excellent10,2 X 8,3 cm260,0 EuroSet of 5 photographic astronomical lantern slides.One drawing by E.E. Barnard.

Gaston BarbièrePhoto de la lune - image directe, (id 5841,0) 17/11/1948, FranceVintage silver print, Very Good7,9 (9) X 5,4 (6,4) cm200,0 EuroPhoto of the moon made by Gaston Barbière with a letter send to Mr. Delmotte of the Observatory of Lille, France.

Gaston BarbièreSet of 3 glass negatives of the Moon, (id 5842,0) 1948, FranceGlass negative, Very Good6,5 X 9 cm200,0 EuroSet of 3 glass negatives made by the French amateur astronomer Gaston Barbière.

Henry Brothers (Frères), Photographique d’une région Lunaire, (id 5580,0) 1886, FranceAlbumen print, Very Good11 (17) X 8,3 (12) cm650,0 EuroAlbumen print from “La Photographie astronomique à l’Observatoire de Paris et la carte du ciel, 1887”

Unknown photographerMoon 2 glass positives, (id 5857,0) 1891, United StatesMagic lantern slide, Excellent10 X 8,3 cm275,0 Euro

Earl C. SlipherMartian Summer, (id 5855,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good24 (27,8) X 16,7 (21,8) cm150,0 EuroEarl Charles Slipher (March 25, 1883 – August 7, 1964) wasan American astronomer. He was the brother of astronomerVesto Slipher.

Slipher was born in Mulberry, Indiana. He first joined LowellObservatory in 1908 and became a noted planetary astronomer, concentrating on Mars. He published Photographic History of Mars (1905-1961). In 1957, he appeared in the "Mars and Beyond" episode of Disneyland discussing the possibility of life on Mars.

He also served as mayor of Flagstaff, Arizona from 1918 to 1920, and later as a member of the Arizona state legislatureuntil 1933.

Henry Brothers (Frères)Photographies de Saturne et Jupiter, (id 5581,0) 1886, FranceAlbumen print, Very Good12 (17) X 5,8 (12) cm650,0 EuroAlbumen print from “La Photographie astronomique à l’Observatoire de Paris et la carte du ciel, 1887”

Henry Brothers (Frères)Photographies de Jupiter, (id 5582,0) 1886, FranceAlbumen print, Very Good12,3 (17) X 6,6 (12) cm650,0 EuroAlbumen print from “La Photographie astronomique à l’Observatoire de Paris et la carte du ciel, 1887”

Part of the exhibiition “Astronomical: Photographs of Our Solar System and Beyond” at the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, USA

Jules JanssenEtudes de la surface Solaire, (id 5249,0) 07/06/1893, FranceAlbumen print, Excellent23,1 (27,9) X 17 (21,4) cm2000,0 EuroThe 5.5-inch solar telescope of the Meudon, France Observatory made by Adam Prazmowski was used to makesome 6.000 photos of the Sun during the period of 1876 to 1903. This photos are the base of Janssen’ monumental work “L’atlas de Photographies Solaire” published in 1904.

Lewis Morris RutherfurdDie Sonne, (id 5578,0) 22/09/1870, GermanyAlbumen print, Very Good9,4 (21,4) X 9,5 (13,3) cm550,0 EuroLewis Morris Rutherfurd (November 25, 1816 – May 30, 1892) was an American lawyer and astronomer, and a pioneering astrophotographer.Rutherfurd produced a quality collection of photographs of the Sun, Moon, and planets, as well as star clusters and stars down to the fifth magnitude.


Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesJupiter, (id 5836,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Excellent34,4 (35,3) X 26,8 (28) cm450,0 Euro

Unknown photographerSolar eclipse. Glass positive, (id 5860,0) +/- 1900, United StatesMagic lantern slide, Excellent10 X 8,3 cm165,0 Euro

Unknown photographerSet of 2 glass negatives of Comet Morehouse and Orion Nebula, (id 5843,0) 1908, No country indicatedGlass negative, Excellent6,5 X 9 cm650,0 EuroSet of two outstanding glass negatives of the Comet Morehouse and the Orion Nebula Complex.The photos of the Comet Morehouse made by Barnard are famous and were published worldwide.

Edward Emerson BarnardSmall Star Cloud in Sagittarius, (id 5838,0) July, 1905, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good16,3 X 15,8 cm1500,0 Euro

Frank E. RossNebulosities in Orion, (id 5263,0) 06/01/1927, United StatesVintage silver print, Excellent19,6 (19,9) X 15 (15,3) cm950,0 EuroPublished by the Royal Astronomical Society for Sale to the Fellows. The print was announced in the Monthly Notices ofthe Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 89, p.295.A Detailed description and a reproduction by the photographer can be found in Astrophysical Journal, vol. 65,p.137.

The photo was made at the Yerkes Observatory. A new typeof wide-angle high-speed camera was attached to the BrucePhotographic Telescope, also used by E. E. Barnard.

Frank E. Ross, Mount WilsonMessier 8 in Sagittarius, (id 5112,0) 11/07/1931, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good14,9 X 19,5 cm850,0 EuroTraces of a former mounting in the back. Stamp of a Spanish edition.

In 1915 Frank Elmore Ross (1874-1960) became a physicistfor Eastman Kodak Company at Rochester, New York. He accepted a position at the Yerkes Observatory in 1924 and worked there until his retirement in 1939.At Yerkes Observatory Frank Elmore Ross was the successorto the late E. E. Barnard, inheriting Barnard's collection of photographic plates. Ross decided to repeat the same seriesof images and compare the results with a blink comparator.In doing so, he discovered 379 new variable stars and over 1000 stars of high proper motion. Some of the high–propermotion stars turned out to be quite nearby, and many of these stars (such as Ross 154) are still widely known by thecatalog number he gave them.

Harvard College Observatory Omega Centauri [photograph taken by Bruce telescope), (id4746,0) 1896, United StatesVintage silver print, Excellent23,7 X 18,5 cm850,0 Euro

Henry Brothers (Frères)Photographie de l’amas d’Hercule, (id 5579,0) 1886, FranceAlbumen print, Very Good13,1 (17) X 8,3 (12) cm650,0 EuroAlbumen print from “La Photographie astronomique à l’Observatoire de Paris et la carte du ciel, 1887”

Lick ObservatoryLick Observatory Atlas 15 photos, (id 5839,0) +/- 1950, United StatesGelatin silver print (reproduction), Very Good14,7 X 10,3 cm650,0 EuroComplete set of 15 photographic reproductions of the Lick Observatory Atlas.

Mount Palomar ObservatoryHorsehead Nebula in Orion, (id 5698,0) 03/07/1956, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good17,9 (20,4) X 22,7 (25,2) cm250,0 EuroThe Horsehead Nebula is one of the most iconic nebula.For E. E. Barnard, who co-discovered the nebula, the Horsehead Nebula would greatly influence the later investigator's future photographic exploration of the sky.

The nature of the dark nebula would remain the subject for decades. Barnard, who was specialized in Dark Nebula, firstthought it were holes in the universe. Later he concluded that it was dark dust that obscured the light of the stars behind. This was the right direction. Only later was discovered that it are the birth places of new stars.

Barnard made a catalog of the Dark Nebula.

Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesAndromeda Nebula (negative print), (id 5825,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Good32,5 (33) X 33 cm350,0 EuroDr. Edwin Hubble (Marshfield, 20 november 1889 – San Marino (Californië), 28 september 1953) was lucky enough to arrive at Mt. Wilson soon after the 100-inch reflecting telescope was completed. A careful and hard-working observer, Hubble took many photographs of the same set ofspiral nebulae (now called galaxies). Multiple images were needed in order to identify changes over time. He observedseveral novas, or instances in which a dim star became much brighter as it attracted material from a nearby companion star. Then, on October 4, 1923, while comparinga photograph that he had just taken of the Andromeda galaxy with photos taken on previous nights, Hubble identified a Cepheid variable star—the one kind of star that could provide a means of determining the distance to the galaxy. Over the next several months Hubble determined that the star varied in brightness with a period of 31.45 days, which meant it was 7,000 times brighter than the Sun.

Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesMilky Way (negative print), (id 5826,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Good33 (35,5) X 33 (35,5) cm250,0 Euro

Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesMilky Way in Cygnus, (id 5827,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Good33 (35,5) X 33 (35,5) cm300,0 EuroThe Mily Way in Cygnus is rich of nebula. At the bottom of the photo you can see the Crecent Nebula.

The Dark Nebula discoverd by Barnard are prominent is thisphoto.

Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesMilky Way and Rosette Nebula, (id 5829,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Good33 (35,5) X 33 (35,5) cm300,0 Euro

Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesCone Nebula wide field, (id 5830,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Excellent33,5 (35,5) X 26 (28) cm550,0 Euro

Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesNGC 5364, Virgo, (id 5833,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Good34 (35,3) X 27 (28,3) cm250,0 Euro

Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesUnknown dark nebula, (id 5834,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Good33,6 (35,8) X 25,8 (27,8) cm250,0 Euro

Mount Wilson & Palomar ObservatoriesColliding Galaxies in Cygnus, (id 5835,0) +/- 1965, United StatesVintage silver print, Good26 (30,4) X 25,5 cm250,0 Euro

Mount Wilson ObservatoryDiffuse nebula in Perseus, (id 5769,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good35 X 27,5 cm350,0 Euro

Mount Wilson ObservatoryOrion Nebula, (id 5770,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good35 X 27,5 cm350,0 Euro

Mount Wilson ObservatorySpiral Nebula in Triangulum, M33, (id 5773,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good35 X 27,5 cm350,0 Euro

Mount Wilson ObservatoryThe Pleiades, M45, (id 5774,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good35 X 27,5 cm350,0 EuroPart of the exhibiition “Astronomical: Photographs of Our Solar System and Beyond” at the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, USA

Mount Wilson ObservatoryCluster and Nebula in Sagittarius, M8, (id 5775,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good35 X 27,5 cm350,0 Euro

Mount Wilson ObservatoryNetwork Nebula in Cygnus, central part, (id 5777,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good35 X 27,5 cm350,0 Euro

Mount Wilson ObservatoryThe Great Spiral Nebula in Andromeda, M31, (id 5780,0) +/- 1950, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good35 X 27,5 cm350,0 Euro

Mount Wilson ObservatoryStar Clouds in Sagittarius, (id 5110,0) 21/07/1922, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good23,5 X 18,4 cm550,0 EuroTraces of a former mounting in the back. Stamp of a Spanish edition.Original Mount Wilson Observatory label.

Mount Wilson ObservatoryM31, NGC224, Andromeda, South preceding region, (id 5109,0) 24/08/1925, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good23,2 X 18,5 cm550,0 EuroTraces of a former mounting in the back. Stamp of a Spanish edition.Original Mount Wilson Observatory label.

Mount Wilson ObservatoryStar Cluster M22 Sagitarii, Exposure 3 1/2 hours, (id 4287,0) 6/8/1918, United StatesVintage silver print, Excellent17 X 16,7 cm550,0 EuroPart of the exhibiition “Astronomical: Photographs of Our Solar System and Beyond” at the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, USA

Paul and Prosper HenryPhotographie d’une portion de Cassiopée, (id 5703,0) 06/11/1886, FranceAlbumen print, Good31,5 (41) X 24,7 (31) cm1250,0 EuroPencil handwriting on the border of the original mount

Paul and Prosper HenryAmas de Persei, (id 5702,0) 1897, FranceAlbumen print, Very Good22 X 15 cm850,0 EuroPencil handwriting on the border of the original mount


Pic du Midi Observatory (?)View of the Milky Way #3, (id 5866,0) 19/07/1952, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent23,5 X 28,8 (30,4) cm180,0 Euro

Pic du Midi Observatory (?)Rosette Nebula, (id 5862,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent22 (23) X 22 (23) cm180,0 Euro

Pic du Midi Observatory (?), (id 5863,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent29 X 22,7 cm180,0 Euro

Pic du Midi Observatory (?)View of the Milky Way #1, (id 5864,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent22 (23,4) X 22 (23,9) cm180,0 Euro

Pic du Midi Observatory (?)View of the Milky Way #2, (id 5865,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent22 (23,9) X 22 (23,4) cm180,0 Euro

Pic du Midi Observatory (?)North America Nebula (detail), (id 5867,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent22 (24,5) X 22 (24) cm180,0 Euro

Pic du Midi Observatory (?)View of the Milky Way #4, (id 5868,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent22 (24) X 22 (24) cm180,0 Euro

Pic du Midi Observatory (?)North America Nebeula (wide field), (id 5869,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent23,5 X 22 (29,3) cm180,0 Euro

Yerkes ObservatoryNebula in Andromeda , (id 5837,0) 1927, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good19 X 15,1 cm850,0 Euro

Yerkes ObservatoryNebulosities in Taurus and Perseus, (id 5111,0) 21/01/1828, United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good18,5 X 23,4 cm550,0 EuroTraces of a former mounting in the back. Stamp of a Spanish edition.Original Yerkes Observatory label.Photographed with the Ross lens of the Bruce telescope.


Anamorfose Photo Gallery

Founded in 1997 in Belgium is specialized in vintage photography from 1850 until the 1950's.

The large inventory of about 15.000 photos is a mix of several styles, periods and subjects questioning the nature of photography

based on the historical and esthetical context.

The photographers are well known or befitted amateurs or unknown photographers.

Roughly the inventory can be divided into several points of interest: pictorialism, inter war photography, German photography of the FKK and astronomical photography.

Anamorfose Curiosa

Finding vintage and historical photos also brings you in contact with similar objects. Anamorfose Curiosa is a brocante and

curiosa store where the vintage photos and the objects are mixed into a cabinet of exploration.

Finding historical astronomical photos brings you in contact with the historical telescopes.

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Sales Terms & Conditions The photos can be ordered by e-mail ([email protected]) or in the Collector’s Room. The photos can be picked up at the Gallery in Izegem, Belgium or are shipped with registered mail. We have been searching for a shipping method which guarantees the best security at the most interesting cost. We have the best experiences with Registered Mail by the Belgian Post. Other shipping methods are possible. Please contact us prior to your order. All photographs are available for inspection on our premises by appointment, or at your location through special arrangement. The availability of photographs is subject to prior sale. All prices are subject to change without notice. All photographs are returnable within seven (7) days of their delivery date, packed carefully in the same packing material in which they were received and insured for their full value. All prices are in Euro and do not include shipping. Payment is required in Euro either by PayPal or by Direct Bank Transfer. All transactions are confidential and, unless specifically authorized, credit card details are deleted from our records when transactions are complete. Items will be dispatched following payment authorization. Order acknowledgments and invoices will be e-mailed unless an alternative is requested. A "no quidable" refund (minus shipping charges) is offered for items safely returned within seven days of receipt. Payment must be made in Euro, payable in a Belgian bank. Institutions will be invoiced net thirty (30) days. In such cases, shipping charges will appear as a separate amount on the invoices. Foreign orders are sent by registered mail, unless otherwise specified by prior arrangement. Foreign shipments are subject to the customs regulations of the country to which they are sent. AnamorFose is not responsible for any violation of these regulations, nor for securing import licenses. It is the responsibility of the buyer to handle any customs questions or to settle any official actions taken as a result of an attempt to deliver the purchases. Belgian sales tax of 6% will be collected where applicable. European residents holding valid tax exempt numbers should include these numbers on their orders. Any sale of these photographs does not constitute an implied sale of the copyright, or rights to reproduce the photograph in any way. AnamorFose makes no statement or claim concerning copyrights for any photographs sold through its Virtual Gallery. Anyone wanting to use any of the photographs displayed here for any purpose other than viewing them on this site must receive specific permission in writing from AnamorFose.

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