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English: Photograph of Samuel Plimsoll, from Men of Mark, a Gallery of Contemporary Portraits. Woodburytype, Published by Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington of Fleet Street in 1881.


Dimensions are unstated, but File:Tom Taylor by Lock and Whitfield.jpg, from the same series measures: sheet 114 x 92 mm, mount 200 x 400 mm.
Date 1876, published by 1883
Source Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Author

Lock and Whitfield, who are:

Samuel Robert Lock  (1822–1881)  wikidata:Q102080344
 
Alternative names
Samuel Lock; Samuel R. Lock
Description photographer, portrait painter and painter
Date of birth/death 1822 Edit this at Wikidata 1881 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q102080344
George C. Whitfield  (1831–1917)  wikidata:Q102082844
 
Alternative names
George Carpe Whitfield; George Whitfield; George Corpe Whitfield
Description photographer
Date of birth/death 1831 Edit this at Wikidata 31 December 1917 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q102082844

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Adam Cuerden   
 
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Image restorationist, composer, amateur photographer and artist, and Wikipedian
As Adam lives in Britain, which makes it incredibly easy to acquire copyright in his works, he grants, if needed, an irrevokable license to use this work however you see fit. He requests attribution where possible, and realises that "where possible" means that that request is not legally enforcable. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Date of birth 8 June 1979
Location of birth United States of America
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