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Blair Catalogs

The catalogs listed below are specific to Blair companies. All catalogs may be found here.

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1882 The Photographer's Friend, Richard Walsl (Baltimore, MD), 7th edition, dated 1882 (including Semmendinger, American Optical, and Blair Tourograph), ~7"x10", 128p (complete) - .html version - .pdf version

c.1882 Blair Tourograph & Dry Plate Company (Boston, MA), undated c. 1882, ~4"x6 ½", 16pp (complete) - .html version - .pdf version

1884 Amateur Photographer, E. Wallace, copyright 1884, ~5"x7½", 239pp (covers, ifc2-ifc4, pages 1 and 224-239) - .html version - .pdf version

c.1884 Blair Tourograph & Dry Plate Company (Boston, MA), undated c. 1884, ~4"x6 ½", 8pp (complete) - .html version - .pdf version

1886 Photographic Apparatus Manufactured by The Blair Camera Company, Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA), distributed by C.R. Selee (56 Bromfield St., Boston, MA), dated 1886, ~5x6¾", 40pp - .html version - .pdf version

1888 The Amateur Guide in Photography, T. H. Blair, Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA), dated 1888, ~5 ½"x9", 50pp

1888 An Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Cameras, Lenses and Other Apparatus for Photography, W.H. Walmsley & Co. (Philadelphia, PA), dated April 1, 1888, ~6"x9¼", 120pp (complete) - .html version - .pdf version

1890 Illustrated Catalogue and Price List Photographic Apparatus and Supplies, Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA), dated 1890 and 1889, ~6"x9 ½", 44pp

c.1890 Photographic Materials Illustrated, John Wanamaker (Philadelphia, PA), undated c. 1890, ~6x9", 32pp (complete) - .html version - .pdf version

1891 The Hawkeye Guide Book, Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA), dated 1891, ~3"x4", 26pp

1891 The Kamaret (brochure), Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA), dated 1891, ~5½ x 6¾", 20pp - .html version - .pdf version

1892 Some Hand and View Cameras, Tucker & Butts (Buffalo, NY), undated c.1892, ~5¼"x3½ ", 16pp (complete) - .html version - .pdf version

1893 Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of Photographic Apparatus, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), dated November 1893, ~7"x10¼", 192pp (complete scan) - .html version - .pdf version (There is a list of Blair Goods on page 188, some, but not all, of which appear in the catalog. This catalog is from a period of time when there were close ties between E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. and the Blair Camera Co. Blair reportedly rented space in an Anthony factory, and the two companies manufactured and advertised the same camera: the Anthony Reversible Back Camera and the Blair Reversible Back Improved Variation 2.5).

1893 Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Photographic Apparatus and Supplies, The Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA, New York, NY and Chicago, IL), dated 1893, ~5½"x9", 56pp (complete) - .html version - .pdf version

1893 Illustrated Catalogue of Blair's Hand Cameras and Films, The Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA, New York, NY and Chicago, IL), dated July 1893, ~7"x5¼", 37pp (complete) - .html version - .pdf version

1895 Illustrated Catalogue and Price List Photographic Apparatus and Supplies, Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA), dated 1895, ~6"x9 ½", 52pp

1896 Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of the Hawkeye and All Styles of Tripod Cameras and Accessories, Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA), dated 1896, 6x9", 42pp. - .html version - .pdf version