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Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-); Le Prince, Adolphe (1872-1901)
18 Aug 1887-1 Apr 1900
Includes letters from Louis Le Prince to his wife, Elizabeth. There are also some letters from James William Longley, Le Prince's mechanic, to Louis and Adolphe Le Prince.
Letter from Louis Le Prince to his wife, Elizabeth
Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-)
18 Aug 1887
Letter written by Le Prince from Paris to his wife, Lizzie. Le Prince describes various processes involved in his photographic techniques and encloses an example of one of his films.
Letter from Adolphe Le Prince to Richard Wilson
Le Prince, Adolphe (1872-1901)
1899
Adolphe asks when Richard Wilson sent the British Patent Specification for his father's invention and the 16 lens camera to America. Wilson was a friend of the family's and the manager of Lloyd's Ban...
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.
Letter from Adolphe Le Prince to Bristan Walker
Le Prince, Adolphe (1872-1901)
18 Feb 1899
Adolphe encloses an article about his father's inventions with a copy of this letter which he sent to Walker. He writes asking if Walker will publish the article in the monthly 'Cosmopolitan' magazin...
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.
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.
Letter from Crompton & Co. Ltd to Louis Le Prince
5 Sep 1889
Letter from J. W. Rook of Crompton and Co Ltd., Electric Light Engineers, about an invoice for, and return of, a dynamo which Le Prince has leased.
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'.
Letter from Louis Le Prince to his wife, Elizabeth
Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-)
25 Apr 1890
Louis Le Prince writes about trialling his machine and also his frustration that the parts of the machinery which hold the pictures are tearing and need repair. The letter is signed 'thine own August...
Letter from Louis Le Prince to his wife, Elizabeth
Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-)
24 May 1890
Louis Le Prince writes that he has been repairing 'the picture carrying belt' and about an attack of lumbago he has suffered. The letter is signed 'ton Augustin'.
Letter from James W. Longley to Adolphe Le Prince
20 Nov 1898
Longley writes that Louis Le Prince had solved the problem of celluloid films catching fire by using a glass tank and syphon. He also describes how Louis overcame other issues.