Re: world's oldest photo lab article

[Don Sweet <don@sweetlegal.co.nz>]

How fascinating.  Has any light been shed on the "mysterious circumstances"
of his death?  Presumably he was doing something riskier than salt prints
(some are listed on ArtNet). It seems surprising that his family could just
lock up the lab.
Don Sweet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eric nelson" <emanphoto@gmail.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: world's oldest photo lab article


> That IS interesting!
>
> On 10/5/07, david drake <daviddrakephoto@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> > 'Turning a key in a lock has revealed a past hidden away for 152 years:
the
> > lab of one of the world's
> > very first photographers has been rediscovered. Intact and
> > whole.' C. Saulnier
> >
> >
> > hello
> >
> > I came across this very interesting article today on www.niepce.com I
don't
> > recall seeing anything about this on the list and thought others might
be
> > interested. http://www.niepce.com/pagus/pagus-eve.html
> >
> >
> > cheers
> > david
> >
> >
> > david drake photography
> > www.daviddrakephotography.com
> >
> >