Re: Ada Photograph (fwd)

Re: Ada Photograph (fwd)

[Barbara W. Barnes]

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Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:25:17 +0100
From: John Barnes <jgpb@jbinfo.demon.co.uk>
To: "Barbara W. Barnes" <b.w.barnes@reading.ac.uk>,
    jeffrey.l.susanj@boeing.com
Subject: Re: Ada Photograph (fwd)



Ada lived 1815-1852, so pretty early for photography.

However, one picture in one of my books is a daguerrotype of her taken
in 1850.

The book is Ada, Countess of Lovelace by Doris Langley Moore published
by John Murray in 1977, ISBN 0 7195 3384 8.

Perhaps you could post this.


John




-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara W. Barnes <b.w.barnes@reading.ac.uk>
To: barnes john <jgpb@jbinfo.demon.co.uk>
Date: 18 April 2000 08:01
Subject: Ada Photograph (fwd)


>
>When did Ada live, could it be possible that she was photographed?
>
>Bobby
>
>
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>Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 18:41:57 GMT
>From: Jeff Susanj <jeffrey.l.susanj@boeing.com>
>Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
>Subject: Ada Photograph
>
>Back when I was learning Ada 83 I saw a book with an actual
photograph of
>Ada.  She didn't look nearly as good as the drawing on the cover of
the book
>by J.G.P Barnes.  However, I have gone back looking for this picture
and I
>haven't been able to find it.  Does anyone know what book it was in
or where
>else it might be available (maybe the web)?
>
>
>Jeff S.
>
>
>
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