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WCP4546

Letter (WCP4546.4853)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Novr. 13th. 1900

My dear Meldola1

In "Nature" vol. IV p.422, March 4/97 is an account, in a lecture by Sir H. T. Wood,2 at Society of Arts — of a wonderful process of true photography in colours, by a Mr. Bennetto3 of Newquay, Cornwall, apparently surpassing everything by other processes, — but the details were secret. Do you know anything of this process since, & is there any published account of it? Or do you know any one who makes a specialty of Colour photography, or any recent book. I want it for a new Ed. of my [2] "Wonderful Century",4 that I am getting materials for.

Hoping you are well & with kind remembrances to Mrs. Meldola,5

Believe me| Yours very truly| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Meldola, Raphael (1849-1915). British chemist and entomologist.
2
Wood, Henry Trueman (1846-1929). Significant figure in the history of photography, specifically in its technical application and institutional support in Britain.
3
Bennetto, John Wallace (1877-). British photographer, artist, and inventor based at "The Studio" in Newquay.
4
Wallace, A. R. 1901. The wonderful century; its successes and its failures. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. and New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. and Toronto: George N. Morang. [Abridgment of the 4th ed.].
5
Meldola (née Davis), Ella Frederica (1863-1932). Wife of Raphael Meldola.

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Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-23] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

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