"In 1897, Queen Victoria's Jubilee year, Sir Benjamin Stone (1838–1914) announced the formation of the National Photographic Record Association (NPRA).
Its aim was to record the ancient buildings, folk customs and other 'survivals' of historical interest for the future. The result would be a national memory bank that would foster 'a national pride in the historical associations of the country, or neighbourhood, [or] in family traditions'.
Stone was a Birmingham industrialist, a Member of Parliament, an amateur photographer and a passionate collector of photographs. With his belief in 'straight' record photography, he set the agenda for the NPRA not only administratively but also intellectually and aesthetically." - V&A Website
1899!! incredible. I would also wear this outfit.
"Towards the end of the nineteenth century, antiquarians like Stone expressed concerns about the threat posed by the forces of modernisation to their continued existence and preservationist groups such as the Folk Lore Society (founded in 1878) were set up to record and study them."
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