A street scene, showing a man using a post box, Tours, France
Austin Edwards Frena Films
Category
Photographs
Date
1905
Materials
Cellulose nitrate
Measurements
78 x 102 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1521200.19
Summary
A Frena Gelatine Silver film negative depicting a view of a street scene, Tours, France. The negative has rectangular cutouts on the top and bottom.The view is taken from the ground level, and shows a man posting something into a post box. The box is attached to a wall, next to doorway that has double outwardly open doors. The man has a small bag over his shoulder. The scene is taken up the road from the view in 1521200.18. The road name is displayed on the right hand side house wall, but cannot be read.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Austin Edwards Frena Films, photographic film manufacturer