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Dr Lodewyk Bendikson stands behind a desk with a complicated apparatus for taking photographs microscopically. Dr. Bendikson is wearing a dark three-piece suit with a light tie. Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 140 Dr. L. Bendikson, in charge of Department of Photographic Reproductions, Huntington Library, with camera for microphotography."
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Police cars in front of Pasadena City Hall, 100 North Garfield, Pasadena. 1958
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Los Angeles Times, news desk and photographer, Los Angeles. 1941
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Staff photographing Gainsborough's Jonathan Buttall: the blue boy, in the Huntington residence
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A series of three photographs of the photographing of Thomas Gainsborough's Jonathan Buttall: the blue boy (1770). The man on the ground on the left holds steady the ladder that the photographer is on, another man stands on the right, and Dr. Batrig stands on a platform helping the photographer. Labels accompanying photographs in album read "Apparatus for making exposures for color plates of paintings in New Gallery. Huntington Art Gallery."
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Four men watch as Dr. Batrig helps the photographer prepare to take a picture. The camera is mounted on a tripod, and artificial lights are on either side of the picture. The painting that is the focus of their photography is Thomas Gainsborough's Jonathan Buttall: the blue boy (1770). Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 25 Apparatus for making exposures for color plates of paintings in New Gallery. Huntington Art Gallery." Photograph appeared in Los Angeles Times article of November 6, 1938. Another version of this is no. 545 Pictures Archives, box 3, folder 5. MS note on verso reads "Photograph of the equipment used for making color separation plates for Life Magazine."
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