The earliest known photograph of Archer that I know
of is 1913 when he became Mayor of Battersea (i.e. before the period Marcia
Michael wants. Only some photos of Battersea and Battersea Trades & Labour
Council members taken by Archer have survived in TLC reports. For more
details on him see the British Library Black Europeans website.
In terms of earlier photos there is James Durham of
the Durham Light Infantry and of course Arthur Wharton, the footballer.
Has anyone tried to examine in enlarged and close
detail the 'photo' of the Chartist demo on Kennington Common in 1848 to see if
William Cuffay can be made out?
Is there a photo of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
pre1900? We have no idea whether Archer photographed his black friends and
acquaintainces, but that again would be post 1900 as well.
Sean
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:37
PM
Subject: Re: photos of black people in
Britain
the earliest that springs immediately to mind is John
Richard Archer
Born: 8th June 1863, Blake St nr Lime Street Stn,
Liverpool
Died: 1932
Family Background: His father, Richard Archer, was
a Barbadian ship steward his mother, Mary Theresa Burns was Irish born.
Key
Details: Archer was a photography student from Liverpool who developed an
interest in local politics. As a young man Archer had left Liverpool &
traveled the world living for periods of time in the West Indies, North
America & Canada. He & his wife, Bertha, a black Canadian, set up home
at 55 Brynmaer Road, at the south end of Battersea Park. Battersea had been
the home of the Anti-Slavery Clapham Sect, an organization led by Granville
Sharpe & Thomas Clarkson.
Archer earned his living as a
photographer, with a studio at 214 Battersea Park Road, London.
On
11 Sep 2008, at 16:48, marcia michael wrote:
Dear Sir//Madam
I wonder if you could help me.
I am
studying at LCC in London in MA photography and I am trying my best
to
track down an early image of a black person in Britain or /and an
image
made by a black person of a black person in Britain.
I am looking for
images made from the inset of photography , so 1849 up
until 1900 the
earlier the better.
I would be very happyl if you could direct me in the
right direction
Regards
Marcia
Michael
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