Punch,  25 (1853), 69.

A Photographic Picture

Cuthbert Bede, pseud.  [Edward Bradley] *

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

Cuthbert Bede, pseud.  [Edward Bradley] *

Subjects:

Photography, Superstition, Military Technology, Progress


    Shows an old lady standing in front of a photographer, whose head is covered by the cloth at the back of his photographic camera. The old lady who, as the caption indicates, is 'not used to these new-fangled notions' (of photography), confuses the camera with a gun and urges the photographer not to shoot.



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