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Harold Baker (photographer)
Harold Baker (1860–1942) was a British photographer who was based in Birmingham, England. Life and career Baker was born in Birmingham in 1860, the son of Samuel Henry Baker, an artist and member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. His brother Oliver (1856–1939) was also an artist and a designer. He went to King Edward School in New Street, Birmingham, and then apprenticed to a wood-carver of church furniture and designer of stained glass windows. Baker was a keen amateur photographer and in 1886 opened his first photographic studio at 17 Cannon Street, Birmingham, and the following year moved to premises in New Street. He was appointed official photographer to the Birmingham Archaeological Society, succeeding Robert W. Thrupp. In about 1897 he became closely associated with the ''Birmingham Magazine of Arts and Industries'', and became the magazine's official photographer. He was a regular contributor to photographic magazines including ''Practical Photogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannon Street Overlooking Roof Tops, 1893 - Harold Baker
A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during the late 19th century. Cannons vary in gauge, effective range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees, depending on their intended use on the battlefield. A cannon is a type of heavy artillery weapon. The word ''cannon'' is derived from several languages, in which the original definition can usually be translated as ''tube'', ''cane'', or ''reed''. In the modern era, the term ''cannon'' has fallen into decline, replaced by ''guns'' or ''artillery'', if not a more specific term such as howitzer or mortar, except for high-caliber automatic weapons firing bigger rounds than machine guns, called autocannons. The earliest known depiction of canno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
