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Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew
Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc. The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew

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Charles Thomas (1883-1981) - Photographic archive of a walk on the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain undertaken over three years, 1913, 1919 and 1920 with photographs, diaries, letters Eastman and Kodak negative albums with a large number of negatives in various subjects, very large quantity of glass stereoscopic and other slides, a sketch map of the route etc.
The walks were undertaken with his brother Henry, later Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. Charles was an artist and teacher with an interest in photography. In the late 1920s he photographed in stereoscopic format and in colour all the British wild flora. The result, some 500 slides, is in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew

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Discover a fascinating photographic archive by Charles Thomas (1883-1981) capturing a walk along the Pilgrims Route from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Undertaken over three years - 1913, 1919, and 1920 - the collection includes photographs, diaries, letters, Eastman and Kodak negative albums, numerous glass stereoscopic slides, and a sketch map of the route.

Charles Thomas embarked on these journeys with his brother Henry, who later became Sir Henry, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. An artist and teacher with a keen interest in photography, Charles delved into stereoscopic photography in the late 1920s, capturing British wild flora in vivid colour. The astonishing result of his work comprises around 500 slides now housed at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew.

This remarkable archive provides a unique glimpse into the pilgrimage experience through the lens of a talented artist and photographer. Don't miss the opportunity to bid on this exceptional collection at the upcoming auction at Duggleby Auctioneers.


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