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BEKEN OF COWES ARCHIVE

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BEKEN OF COWES ARCHIVE When Cowes chemist Alfred Beken (1855 – 1915) first sought to experiment with marine photography, the art was in its infancy. While early attempts provided inconsistent quality, undeterred by a myriad of technical problems of photographing at sea, Frank Beken (1880 – 1970) designed and built a new style of camera. […]