Alfred Seaman was a professional Victorian and Edwardian photographer who ran a network of photographic portrait studios in the Midlands and North of England. He published a large (2,000 + views) series of stereoscopic photographs of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
Alfred Seaman was born in Norfolk in 1844. He began his working life as a builder and took up photography as a hobby in the 1860s. He opened his first studio in Chesterfield Derbyshire in 1880 and subsequently ran studios in, Ilkeston, Alfreton, Matlock, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, Hull and Brighton.
In 1886, he was a founding member of the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom (PCUK) which held its first convention in Derby. He served on the Committee of the PCUK from 1886 until his death and through this organisation he had links with eminent professional photographers of the day including Henry Peach Robinson, William Crooke, William England, Alexander Tate and Richard Keene, as well as the many wealthy amateurs who were members, such as the astronomer Professor Alexander Stewart Herschel.
He was married three times and had 9 sons and a daughter. All but one of his sons followed him into the photographic trade and ran studios either under the ‘Seaman & Sons’ title or in their own name. He died in Sheffield in 1910.
Alfred Seaman was a professional Victorian and Edwardian photographer who ran a network of photographic portrait studios in the Midlands and North of England. He published a large (2,000 + views) series of stereoscopic photographs of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
Alfred Seaman was born in Norfolk in 1844. He began his in force life as a builder and took taking place photography as a hobby in the 1860s. He opened his first studio in Chesterfield Derbyshire in 1880 and once ran studios in, Ilkeston, Alfreton, Matlock, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, Hull and Brighton.
In 1886, he was a founding supporter of the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom (PCUK) which held its first convention in Derby. He served on the Committee of the PCUK from 1886 until his death and through this organisation he had associates with eminent professional photographers of the daylight including Henry Peach Robinson, William Crooke, William England, Alexander Tate and Richard Keene, as well as the many rich amateurs who were members, such as the astronomer Professor Alexander Stewart Herschel.
He was married three mature and had 9 sons and a daughter. All but one of his sons followed him into the photographic trade and ran studios either below the ‘Seaman & Sons’ title or in their own name. He died in Sheffield in 1910.
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- 1 References
- 2 External links
- 2.1 Surface phenomena in hemorheology: Their theoretical, experimental, and clinical aspects (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)
- 2.2 How are things in Erewhon
- 2.3 A Nice Quiet Life: The life of a Merchant Seaman through two World Wars
- 2.4 Chemical Guys CWS20316 Foaming Citrus Fabric Clean Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner (Car Carpets, Seats & Floor Mats), 16 oz.
- 2.5 The Witch Who Came From the Sea (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]
- 2.6 Forty Singing Seaman And Other Poems...
- 2.7 A Passage to Oblivion: The Last Voyage of the USS Cyclops
- 2.8 Alfred Dunner Women's Short Length Pant,Denim,16
- 2.9 Born a Chief: The Nineteenth Century Hopi Boyhood of Edmund Nequatewa, as told to Alfred F. Whiting
- 2.10 David Copperfield's library;: With prologue by Sir Owen Seaman and epilogue by Alfred Noyes,
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