Stone, Benjamin, 1838-1914
Person
Biographical History
Benjamin Stone (1838-1914) was a British photographer and collector.
Citation:
A tour with Cook through Spain, 1873.A record of England, c2006: t.p. (Sir Benjamin Stone) p. 8 (Sir (John) Benjamin Stone, 1838-1914; businessman, local Conservative councillor in Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield; MP for East Birmingham, 1815-1910; travelled widely between the late 1860s and early 1900s; fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Historical Society, member of the Geological Society, the Linnean Society and the Society of Arts)
National Portrait Gallery website, via WWWW (Benjamin Stone (1838-1914); wealthy Birmingham industrialist, Member of Parliament for East Birmingham; photographer and collector; advocated the importance of photography in creating an historical record; collected photographs in the 1870s; dissatisfied with the lack in evidential precision of much commercially produced photography; photographed Great Britain, Scandinavia, Japan and the West Indies) http://www.npg.org.uk/live/wobenjaminstone.asp
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sir Benjamin Stone photography
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3667
Scope and Contents
714 microfiches contained in 2 hollinger boxes. The microfiches are photographs from around the world including: different cities in England, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy, Norway, The Holy Land, Malta, Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Turkey, China, France, Japan, Spain, Finland, South Isles Sea, India, and other miscellaneous photographs.
Dates:
approximately 1860-1910