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Total number of records: 25

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
film making1
inventors1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-)11
Le Prince, Adolphe (1872-1901)4
Halifax Literary and Philosophical Society1
Le Prince, Elizabeth (1846-)1
Lizzie Le Prince1
Sarah Elizabeth Whitley1

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From 180024
From 19001

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Up to 189921
Up to 19994

Archive Series

Certificate and fragment

1880s

Comprises a certificate and a manuscript note.

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Manuscript note
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Manuscript note

1880s

Short note written in ink prefaced 'Seward?'.

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Technical drawings and notes

1880s

Comprises technical drawings and notes made by Le Prince. Some are fragmentary.

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Letter from James W. Longley to Louis Le Prince
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Letter from James W. Longley to Louis Le Prince

8 August 1889

Longley writes about the trial of a camera. The letter is in two pieces.

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Drawings of machinery
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Drawings of machinery

Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-)

1880s

Comprises a drawing showing a section through machinery with various sketches and measurements.

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Letter from James W. Longley to Louis Le Prince
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Letter from James W. Longley to Louis Le Prince

5 November 1889

Letter from Longley saying that he has tested the new machine and thinks 'it will be perfection'.

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Telegram to Munn and Co.
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Telegram to Munn and Co.

23 Apr 1889

Telegram stating that the Le Prince photography case will be 'allowed today'. Munn and Co. were the solicitors handling his patent claim in America.

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Telegram from Jack to Adolphe Le Prince
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Telegram from Jack to Adolphe Le Prince

6 Nov 1890

Jack says that even if Le Prince came to London he 'could do no more than we are doing'.

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Letter from the Prefecture de Police to Elizabeth Le Prince
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Letter from the Prefecture de Police to Elizabeth Le Prince

1 Apr 1900

Letter from the Parisian police about the disappearance of Louis Le Prince stating that their investigations have been unsuccessful.

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Technical drawing of lighting apparatus
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Technical drawing of lighting apparatus

Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-)

1880s

Comprises a drawing of lighting equipment in red and black ink. Le Prince has labelled the dimensions and parts.

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Certificate from Halifax Literary and Philosophical Society
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Certificate from Halifax Literary and Philosophical Society

Halifax Literary and Philosophical Society

26 Oct 1880

Certificate for Louis Le Prince from the Society thanking him for his help in their 50th anniversary celebrations.

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Letter from James W. Longley to Adolphe Le Prince
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Letter from James W. Longley to Adolphe Le Prince

15 Jan 1899

Longley writes that Louis Le Prince achieved the best results using three lens. He wishes Adolphe luck with establishing rights in his father's patents.

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