“Dear Will Please find attached a slightly cropped version of the image in question. It shows Winston Churchill receiving his honorary degree from the University of London at our Foundation…
This research request in from the BBC Dear Will, In reference to our conversation a moment ago, I’m writing to ask about some stills I’m interested in, which I believe…
Mark Rowe, the author of a cricket book The Victory Tests, would love to know where the photo on his book’s cover was taken. Also printed by Wisden cricketers’ almanack…
A Press Photo History reader has sent me this request: “I would be very grateful for any information regarding the photographers working for the agency ‘Tomorrow’s News’ based at Kipling…
The New York Times blog reports – ‘Trinagle Fire: A Frontier for Photojournalism’ …..But their efforts were aided immeasurably by the existence in 1911 of a growing photojournalism corps, ever-improving…
The North Habour News reports: Photojournalist Neville Marriner enthralled the Hibiscus Coast Photography Club with tales of his adventuresome life. He’s taken photos of the Queen, Princess Margaret, Paul McCartney…
A PPHP reader has a question: “Can anybody help. What does BIP stand for? Is it an early version of ROTA? What does F.O. stand for or is it just…
Photo Archive News reports: Hot on the purchase of celebrity photo agencies LFI and Idols, Photoshot have bought interiors lifestyle photo library Red Cover. Red Cover went into administration a…
A PPHP reader has asked: Please could you let me know who owns the London Daily News photographic archive? Answer from Chris at News Int : The London Daily News…
This in from a researcher at Université Paris 1/Sorbonne: “I am a nautical archaeologist and author and would like to contact whoever owns the copyrights of the former London Electrotype…