In today’s world of instant digital pictures and iPhone photographers, it’s hard for many of us to imagine the effort that went into creating photos during photography’s first century and a half. Before the film era (and way before the digital era) photographic emulsions were made on glass supports, known as glass plate negatives. These negatives were then used to create the prints of some of the 19th century’s most notable photographers.

Join the Museum’s Chief of Collections, Jennifer McCormick, for an exclusive tour of the Museum’s Archives Collection and some of the original glass plate negatives from early photographers in the Holy City including Franklin Frost Sams and Morton B. Paine, Jr. Learn more about their process and early photography in the 19th century for a behind-the-scenes look in the Museum’s Archives. This tour is limited and registration is required. Admission to The Charleston Museum is included with registration.

Please email Liza Holian at [email protected] to be added to a waiting list when fully booked. Additional tour times can be scheduled with demand. Thank you!

Date/Time

08/15/2019, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Location

The Charleston Museum
360 Meeting Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403

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