western australia

Cameras from Lacock, England

@JudyEv (343537)

Rockingham, Australia

January 12, 2025 5:38am CST

I wrote about a West Australian camera museum and was reminded of seeing another camera collection somewhere in England. Replying to a comment by myLotter Ron Rybs, I went looking for photos from the place. And it was at Lacock, about 100 miles from London. There is an interesting abbey there and a small display featuring William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877). Talbot was a polymath and, among other things, he invented special photographic processes which led to major advancements in the field. He was also skilled in integral calculus and did research in electricity, optics, chemistry and etymology. A plague in the exhibition states that he taught himself Egyptian hieroglyphics and was the first to decipher Assyrian cuneiform writing, translating a number of tablets for the British museum. It’s a shame the photo isn’t better. We were there in 2015.

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@shaggin (73059)

• United States

12 Jan

He sounds like he was a very brilliant man!

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

He must have wondered where to concentrate his talents.

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@Tampa_girl7 (50953)

• United States

12 Jan

He sounds like a very interesting bfellow.

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

He must have had an amazing brain.

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@snowy22315 (183617)

• United States

13 Jan

Sounds like he was full of smartitude!

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@snowy22315 (183617)

• United States

13 Jan

@JudyEv You should know. You're one of them.

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

@snowy22315 Maybe I'm just good at research but thanks for the compliment.

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

Some people get more than their fair share of brains, don't they?

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luisadannointed

@luisadannointed (6851)

• Philippines

12 Jan

That's great to know. But you know what, when ever i heard the word abbey or read that word it reminds me of the von trap family singers, and the sound of music ost just automatically plays in my head. I know the movie location plot was in Austria, but whenever i heard that word, its reminds me of Maria and her family,

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

That was a great film, wasn't it? I'm not surprised a single word can bring back such memories.

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@Ronrybs (19729)

• London, England

12 Jan

I am surprised he found the time to take piccies! The Victorians could be a right bunch of over achievers

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

I think he was into archeology as well and owned some tablets with heiroglyphics. More thieving from Egypt!

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Jan

@Ronrybs Yes, our son gave us the rundown on that some years ago.

@Ronrybs (19729)

• London, England

13 Jan

@JudyEv That is what the British Museum is for!

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@thelme55 (77265)

• Germany

12 Jan

He was an interesting and intelligent person.

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

Some people have incredible intelligence, don't they?

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@thelme55 (77265)

• Germany

14 Jan

@JudyEv Yes, they do. Have a nice day.

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@kareng (64424)

• United States

13 Jan

He had a lot going for him! And probably a lot more intelligent than his decade!

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@kareng (64424)

• United States

13 Jan

@JudyEv True! I wonder which was his favorite subject?

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Jan

@kareng If you were that clever, you'd want more than one lifetime, wouldn't you?

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

He must have wondered which subject to concentrate on.

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@FourWalls (70024)

• United States

12 Jan

I see those real old cameras (with the flash pan and the photographer with his head under a black cover) and wonder how those things worked…and I’m so thankful that we have our phones today. Could you imagine trying to set all of that up when you see a buffalo or a kangaroo in a park????

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

I hadn't thought about that too much but you're absolutely right

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@RasmaSandra (81617)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Jan

Sounds like a very intelligent man,

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

I think he had more than his fair share of brains.

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@andriaperry (117559)

• Anniston, Alabama

12 Jan

It's still a decent photo.

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

Thanks. It's sometimes hard to get good photos indoors.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (19857)

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13 Jan

it is great to see old cameras having historical value

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

Cameras have come such a long way since those early times.

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@LindaOHio (183946)

• United States

13 Jan

Talbot was quite the genius. Have a good week.

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

Imagine being so clever in so many areas.

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@freelancermariagrace (28870)

• Philippines

13 Jan

I love it!

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

I'm glad.

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@Dreamerby (6228)

• Calcutta, India

13 Jan

Interesting!

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@JudyEv (343537)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

We discovered all sorts of interesting things on our travels.

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