Henry Snowden Ward (27 February 1865 – 7 December 1911) was an English photographer and author. Often in collaboration with his wife, the photographer Catharine Weed Barnes, he produced periodicals and textbooks about photography and produced illustrated works of literature.
Ward was born at Great Horton, Bradford, in 1865, eldest of five sons of William Ward, stuff manufacturer, and his wife Mary, only daughter of Henry Snowden, manufacturer. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and at Bradford Technical College, and entered in 1880 his father's business.[1]
With Herbert James Riley he established the periodical The Practical Naturalist (afterwards amalgamated with The Naturalist's World), and founded the Practical Naturalists' Society. In 1885 he joined the printing and publishing firm Percy Lund & Co. of Bradford, for whom in 1890 he founded and edited the monthly periodical, the Practical Photographer. He soon became a recognised authority on photography and kindred technical subjects.[1]
In America
Ward left Bradford for London in 1891 and paid his first visit to America in 1892. In America, he married on 15 July 1893 Catharine Weed Barnes, daughter of William Barnes of Albany, New York, and granddaughter of Thurlow Weed, a prominent New York journalist and politician.[1]
After returning to England they lived for many years at Golden Green, Hadlow, Kent.[1]
Publications
Periodicals and technical works
Illustration from Early work in Photography: a text-book for beginners by W. Ethelbert Henry and H. Snowden Ward (1896)
He and his wife, an accomplished photographer, edited in London The Photogram (1894–1905), continued from 1906 as The Photographic Monthly; The Process Photogram (1895–1905), continued from 1906 as The Process Engravers' Monthly; also Photograms of the Year (from 1896) and The Photographic Annual (from 1908).[1]
He also compiled many technical handbooks, of which the chief were Practical Radiography, the first handbook in English on X-rays, then known as Röntgen rays (with A. W. Isenthal, 1896; new editions in 1897, 1898, and 1901); The Figures, Facts, and Formulæ of Photography (3 editions, 1903); Photography for the Press (1905; 3rd edition 1909); and Finishing the Negative (1907). For the photographic firm of Dawbarn & Ward (in existence from 1894 to 1911), of which he was a joint director, he edited the Useful Arts Series (1899), the Home Workers' Series, and Rural Handbooks (1902).[1]
Literature
Literature and topography also attracted Ward, and he and his wife wrote and copiously illustrated with photographs taken by themselves: Shakespeare's Town and Times (quarto, 1896; 3rd enlarged edit. 1908); The Shakespearean Guide to Stratford-on-Avon (1897); The Real Dickens Land (quarto, 1903); and The Canterbury Pilgrimages (1904). Ward also edited, with notes and introduction, an edition, elaborately illustrated by his wife, of R. D. Blackmore's Lorna Doone in 1908.[1]
Societies and travels
He became a member of the Royal Photographic Society in 1892 and a fellow in 1895. He was one of the first members in 1897 of the Röntgen Society, and was president in July 1909 of the Canterbury meeting of the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom, founded in 1886 to promote photographic research.[1]
Ward was an ardent traveller and made many lecturing tours in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. His topics were both technical and literary. An enthusiastic admirer of Dickens, he was an original member of the Dickens Fellowship, was chairman of council (1907–8), and was mainly responsible for the acquisition for the Guildhall Library of Frederick George Kitton's collection of Dickensiana in 1908.[1]
As commissioner of the Dickens Fellowship, he went in October 1911 to America on a six months' lecture tour to stimulate American interest in the Dickens centenary; but he died suddenly in New York from mastoiditis-meningitis on 7 December 1911, and was buried at Albany, New York.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry Snowden Ward.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Owen, William Benjamin (1912). "Ward, Henry Snowden". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 591.
External links
Henry Snowden Ward Historic Camera
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henry, snowden, ward, february, 1865, december, 1911, english, photographer, author, often, collaboration, with, wife, photographer, catharine, weed, barnes, produced, periodicals, textbooks, about, photography, produced, illustrated, works, literature, conten. Henry Snowden Ward 27 February 1865 7 December 1911 was an English photographer and author Often in collaboration with his wife the photographer Catharine Weed Barnes he produced periodicals and textbooks about photography and produced illustrated works of literature Contents 1 Early life 2 In America 3 Publications 3 1 Periodicals and technical works 3 2 Literature 4 Societies and travels 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditWard was born at Great Horton Bradford in 1865 eldest of five sons of William Ward stuff manufacturer and his wife Mary only daughter of Henry Snowden manufacturer He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and at Bradford Technical College and entered in 1880 his father s business 1 With Herbert James Riley he established the periodical The Practical Naturalist afterwards amalgamated with The Naturalist s World and founded the Practical Naturalists Society In 1885 he joined the printing and publishing firm Percy Lund amp Co of Bradford for whom in 1890 he founded and edited the monthly periodical the Practical Photographer He soon became a recognised authority on photography and kindred technical subjects 1 In America EditWard left Bradford for London in 1891 and paid his first visit to America in 1892 In America he married on 15 July 1893 Catharine Weed Barnes daughter of William Barnes of Albany New York and granddaughter of Thurlow Weed a prominent New York journalist and politician 1 After returning to England they lived for many years at Golden Green Hadlow Kent 1 Publications EditPeriodicals and technical works Edit Illustration from Early work in Photography a text book for beginners by W Ethelbert Henry and H Snowden Ward 1896 He and his wife an accomplished photographer edited in London The Photogram 1894 1905 continued from 1906 as The Photographic Monthly The Process Photogram 1895 1905 continued from 1906 as The Process Engravers Monthly also Photograms of the Year from 1896 and The Photographic Annual from 1908 1 He also compiled many technical handbooks of which the chief were Practical Radiography the first handbook in English on X rays then known as Rontgen rays with A W Isenthal 1896 new editions in 1897 1898 and 1901 The Figures Facts and Formulae of Photography 3 editions 1903 Photography for the Press 1905 3rd edition 1909 and Finishing the Negative 1907 For the photographic firm of Dawbarn amp Ward in existence from 1894 to 1911 of which he was a joint director he edited the Useful Arts Series 1899 the Home Workers Series and Rural Handbooks 1902 1 Literature Edit Literature and topography also attracted Ward and he and his wife wrote and copiously illustrated with photographs taken by themselves Shakespeare s Town and Times quarto 1896 3rd enlarged edit 1908 The Shakespearean Guide to Stratford on Avon 1897 The Real Dickens Land quarto 1903 and The Canterbury Pilgrimages 1904 Ward also edited with notes and introduction an edition elaborately illustrated by his wife of R D Blackmore s Lorna Doone in 1908 1 Societies and travels EditHe became a member of the Royal Photographic Society in 1892 and a fellow in 1895 He was one of the first members in 1897 of the Rontgen Society and was president in July 1909 of the Canterbury meeting of the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom founded in 1886 to promote photographic research 1 Ward was an ardent traveller and made many lecturing tours in Great Britain Canada and the United States His topics were both technical and literary An enthusiastic admirer of Dickens he was an original member of the Dickens Fellowship was chairman of council 1907 8 and was mainly responsible for the acquisition for the Guildhall Library of Frederick George Kitton s collection of Dickensiana in 1908 1 As commissioner of the Dickens Fellowship he went in October 1911 to America on a six months lecture tour to stimulate American interest in the Dickens centenary but he died suddenly in New York from mastoiditis meningitis on 7 December 1911 and was buried at Albany New York 1 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry Snowden Ward a b c d e f g h i j Owen William Benjamin 1912 Ward Henry Snowden In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement Vol 3 London Smith Elder amp Co p 591 Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Owen William Benjamin 1912 Ward Henry Snowden In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement Vol 3 London Smith Elder amp Co p 591 External links EditHenry Snowden Ward Historic Camera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Snowden Ward amp oldid 975829314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
