Motion Pictures. Bamforth (Copyright).; verso: Holmfirth. Bamforth & Co., Ltd., Publishers (England) and New York, Series No. 2294. Printed in England [divided back, no message], result 1 of 1

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Motion Pictures. Bamforth (Copyright).; verso: Holmfirth. Bamforth & Co., Ltd., Publishers (England) and New York, Series No. 2294. Printed in England [divided back, no message]

overall

recto

Picture postcard

ca. 1907-1914 (publication date)

cardstock

paper

14 x 9 cm (5.51 x 3.54 inches) approximately

Bamforth & Co Ltd was started in 1870 by James Bamforth, a portrait photographer in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. Although the Bamforth company was best known in the United Kingdom for producing a wide range of topographical and tourist postcards as well as 'saucy' seaside cards, what is less well known was their rich history of filmmaking. Drawing heavily on their work with magic lantern cinema, the company began making monochrome films in 1898. The popularity of these films, in particular those featuring a character named Winky, led to a film industry in West Yorkshire which for a time surpassed that of Hollywood in terms of productivity and originality.

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