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Benjamin Sewall Blake jumping

Benjamin Sewall Blake jumping Positive image derived from glass plate negative in the collection,
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Positive image derived from glass plate negative in the collection, by Francis Blake, circa 1888

20.5 cm. X 12.5 cm

From the Francis Blake photographs

Photo. 6.3.983M


[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

This stop-action photograph of Benjamin Sewall Blake jumping was taken by his father, Francis Blake, an accomplished inventor and photographer. In the mid-1880s, Blake designed a distinctive shutter that allowed him to take photographs with very short exposure times.