Fotógrafo Samot. Fotografía antigua El rio Nansa en Polaciones. Cantabria

 
Fotografía Samot (Tomás al reves) es un establecimiento fotógrafico que todavia existe hoy en Santander. Se dedica, entre otras cosas, a hacer tiradas actuales de sus negativos antiguos. Su origen se remonta a 1911 cuando dos hermanos abrieron un estudio en el Salón Pradera de Santander. Su labor se extendió tanto a la información como a fotografías de la región. El estudio fue destruido por el incendio de Santander de 1941.


Esta foto pertenece al Archivo de la Dirección General de Turismo y los datos figuran en el cartón-soporte habitual de estas fotos.
Lleva el sello impreso de Samot con el número de cliché 52.
Fechada en 1957.
Véase Polaciones

  • Datos biográficos sobre este fotógrafo se pueden encontrar en:
Del daguerrotipo a la instamatic, autores, tendencias de Juan Miguel Sánchez Vigil Ediciones Trea. 2007

Las fotos del Archivo de la Dirección General de Turismo se encuentran en el Archivo de la Dirección General de la Administración del Estado en Alcalá de Henares.

Véanse mas fotografías de la Direccion General de Turismo en la web del Ministerio de Cultura

 Se pueden ver fotos de Samot en

BIENVENIDOS AL CDIS

Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander

El portal Web del Centro de Documentación de la Imagen de Santander (CDIS), del Ayuntamiento de Santander, tiene como objetivo poner a su disposición el patrimonio fotográfico municipal. Mediante este portal se puede consultar una selección de sus fondos y colecciones de fotografía histórica, acceder, ver y/o adquirir las imágenes que a usted le interesen. Al tiempo que podrá informarse de todos los servicios que se ofrecen vía Internet.

70 años con Santander

A finales de los años 20, los hermanos Alejandro y Tomás Quintana, periodista y fotógrafo respectivamente, se unen para fundar un negocio de fotografía en pleno centro de Santander. Lo bautizaron con un anagrama del nombre uno de ellos - de Tomás a SAMOT- e iniciaron una trayectoria de 70 años que ya ha conocido a tres generaciones de propietarios dedicados a la óptica y la fotografía, conservando el espíritu del primer día y aplicando la tecnología de última hora.

El CDIS abre una ventana histórica de Santander con la Colección Thomas


Su nueva muestra es una selección de los fondos fotográficos reunidos en el libro 'Entretiempos', editado por EL DIARIO y el Ayuntamiento

  •  Destaquemos, una vez más, las actividades del CDIS recordando 
 su taller didáctico ( 5 ediciones)

La fotografía también escribe la historia

El taller didáctico "La Fotografía también escribe la Historia" se lleva a cabo en la Sala Polivalente Ángel de la Hoz (CDIS). Esta actividad ofrece la oportunidad de profundizar en el conocimiento de la historia de Santander a través de las imágenes mediante un recorrido expositivo que muestra los principales acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar en la ciudad entre 1906 y 1966
  •  En el numero del Taller Didactico 2008  podemos ver una breve reseña biográfica del establecimiento Samot ( página 44)
Samot
..........severiano Quintana (m. 1937) abrió un estudio fotográfico llamado “ samot” junto a sus hijos Tomás (1895-1943), que da nombre al establecimiento, y alejandro (1899-1972). se encontraba ubicado en la avenida de alfonso XIII, en los bajos del antiguo salón Pradera (solar hoyocupado por el Banco de españa)
...............Tomás y a lejandro, fueron corresponsales gráficos en El Cantábrico, El Día Gráfico, Alerta , diversas revistas ilustradas de Madrid... y se convirtieron en importantes cronistas gráficos de la historia de Santander y Cantabria.
 Fotos de Samot se pueden ver en diferentes post del excelente


  •  En la Red Cer. es  haciendo búsqueda Samot podemos ver también diferentes fotos de este estudio de Santander conservadas, curiosamente, en el Museo del Traje de Madrid. Como, por ejemplo


Museo Museo del Traje. Centro de Investigación del Patrimonio Etnológico
Inventario FD021917
Clasificación Genérica Casas solariegas; Heráldica; Fotografía
Objeto/Documento Fotografía
Autor Samot (Santander) (act. 1911-1941)
Materia/Soporte Papel
Dimensiones Altura = 17,20 cm; Anchura = 23,40 cm
Descripción Fotografía en B/N.
Calle empedrada de Santillana del Mar por la que transitan dos hombres. En el lado derecho de la calle una casa solariega con escudo heráldico en la fachada, y balconada corrida en el piso superior.
Contenido Calle empedrada de Santillana del Mar por la que transitan dos hombres. En el lado derecho de la calle una casa solariega con escudo heráldico en la fachada, y balconada corrida en el piso superior.
Inscripciones/Leyendas Reverso, Manuscrito
Casa de los Tagle / Santillana
Firmas/Marcas/Etiquetas Reverso, Estampillado
SAMOT / SANTANDE

WELCOME TO DCIS
Documentation Centre of Santander's Image

The Web portal of the Documentation Center of the Image of Santander (DCIS), the City of Santander, is to make available to the municipal photographic heritage. Through this portal you can view a selection of funds and historic photograph collections, access, view and / or acquire the images that interest you. While you can learn all the services offered via the Internet

 Vintage photography Polaciones Santander Cantabria


In 1928 King Alfonso XIII created the National Tourism Board "Patronato Nacional de Turismo" (remember that tourism hotels are created in 1926) with the primary purpose of making known to all travelers Spain towns and monuments
Its predecessor was the National Commission of Tourism was created in 1905 by the Count of Romanones. Remember also, as background, that Spain was popular throughout Europe in the nineteenth century to be covered and inspiring travelers notables such as Manet, Teofilo Gautier or Washington Irving.
Photographs of the Directorate General of Tourism Board before, were a commission that became the leading photographers of each region at that time.
These photographs of the Directorate General of Tourism were to be used as the image of Spain in books and posters throughout the Spanish territory and all the tourist events that began to perform in the second half of the twentieth century.
These photos  of Spain include both monuments as people with special emphasis on country work and the sea labours when they were being replaced by more modern industrial processes. 
The general size of these photographs of the Directorate General of Tourism is 18x24 cm or 20x26 cm. They are usually stapled to a card which states the place, date and photographer who does it, sometimes even include some sort of comment.
These photographs of the Directorate General of Tourism as I used for the promotion of Spain and therefore may have been used for both posters to books to be supplied directly to individuals or institutions.
Some of the noted  photographers who made these pictures of the Directorate General of Tourism are:
  •   * Photographer Mateo with pictures of Malaga
  •    * Kindel ( Joaquin del Palacio) with pictures of Madrid and Ibiza, 
  • *Arranz with pictures of Granada (Pampaneira for example)
  •     * Lladó with photos of Ceuta and Morocco
  •     * Rafael Romero Urbistondo with pictures of Madrid
  •     * Ruiz bar with photographs of La Alberca,
  •     * Verdugo photographs of Andalucia (Vejer de la Frontera)
  •     * E. De la Vega with pictures of Lerida,
  •     * Virgilio Muro with the typical landscape ( molinos de viento) of La Mancha,
  •     * Ksado with its famous photograph of the Rua del Villar Santiago de Compostela,
  •     * Garrabella was also editor of postcards also worked as a photographer for the D. G. Tourism
I note especially two great photographers taking photographs for the Directorate General of Tourism: Catalá Roca Ortiz Echagüe.

Noted, finally, that his tourist status does not remove the quality of the artwork of the photos, and ethnographic character and crafts people today no longer has not been sufficiently studied.
Perhaps this is due to the image we have of these photos as "Official Spain" makes us ignore its value, simply, artistic, and coincide in time with the early work of foreign photographers showed another image of Spain from 1950 (remember the story of E. Smith for Life magazine)
Archive  of the Directorate General of Tourism is located in Alcalá de Henares in the Archives of the Administration.

 Spanish vintage photograps in the Internet web of the Ministry of Culture

With Google Earth many of the photographs of the Direccion General de Turismo can be seen in internet

Link to Spanish Ministry of Culture

Monumental catalog of Spain in Google Earth
The National Tourism Board was created in 1928 as successor to the National Tourism Commission (1905-1911) and the Royal Commissioner of Tourism (1911-1928). Its purpose was the training and dissemination of travel itineraries and the publication and distribution of guides in several languages, all aimed at elite foreign tourists, to facilitate tourism and earn foreign exchange, in addition to conserving the rich artistic monumental and picturesque area of Spain. In these functions, as defined by their predecessors, says the study means for the implementation of tourism schools for the training of personnel, establishment of information centers abroad and resorts in Spain, acting in collaboration with all organizations that contribute to the promotion of tourism.
The National Tourism Board Series encompasses a large volume of photographs and other graphic material: posters of information about activities, brochures, etc.. In total, 344 cases, including 80,975 photographs, 49 envelopes and photo index 7 albums.
The oldest portion of the series, called Monumental catalog of Spain, was conducted between 1928, date of creation of the Board, and 1936, when the tourism promotion activities are interrupted by the Civil War. This catalog consists of 3,861 photographs of different places and varied subject, but always related to tourism.
Geographical nature of Monumental catalog of Spain, makes this series ideal for a group show through Google Earth, enabling rapid searching, intuitive and visually attractive to the user.
To view images Monumental Catalog of Spain you'll need the Google Earth application.


En (google translator)
Samot Photography (Thomas backwards) is a photo store that still exists today in Santander. It is dedicated, among other things, to make current runs of his old negatives. It dates back to 1911 when two brothers opened a studio in the Prairie Lounge Santander. Their work was extended to both information and photographs of the region. The studio was destroyed by fire in 1941 Santander.

This file belongs to the General Department of Tourism and the data contained in the cardboard stand-usual of these photos.

It bears the stamp printed Samot cliché number 52.

Dated 1957.

see Polaciones

     Biographical notes on this photographer can be found at:

The daguerreotype to the instamatic, authors, trends Juan Miguel Sánchez Vigil Ediciones Trea. 2007

File photos of the Directorate General of Tourism are in the archives of the Directorate General of State Administration in Alcalá de Henares.

See more photographs of the Directorate General of Tourism in the Ministry of Culture website

  You can see pictures of Samot in
WELCOME TO DCIS

Documentation Centre of the Image of Santander

The Web site of the Documentation Centre of the Image of Santander (DCIS), the City of Santander aims to make available to the municipal photographic heritage. Through this website you can view a selection of funds and collections of historical photography access, view and / or acquire the images that you would be interested. While can obtain information on all the services offered via the Internet.

      Samot.com

70 years with Santander
In the late 20s, the brothers Alexander and Thomas Quintana, journalist and photographer respectively, unite to establish a photography business in the center of Santander. He was baptized with an anagram of one of them - Thomas a SAMOT- and began a career of 70 years who has already met three generations of owners dedicated to optics and photography, keeping the spirit of the first day and applying technology last minute.

      The Mountaineer newspaper

DCIS opens a historic window of Santander with Thomas Collection

His new show is a selection of photographic backgrounds gathered in the book 'Between Times', published by El Diario and the City

      We emphasize, once again, remembering the activities of DCIS

  their educational workshop (five editions)
Photography also writes history

The educational workshop "Photography also writes history" takes place in the Multipurpose Room Angel de la Hoz (DCIS). This activity provides an opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the history of Santander through the images by an exhibition tour showing the major events that took place in the city between 1906 and 1966

      The number of Didactic Workshop 2008 we can see a brief biography of the establishment Samot (page 44)

samot

severiano .......... Quintana (m., 1937) opened a photo studio called "samot" with their children Thomas (1895-1943), which gets its name, and Alejandro (1899-1972). It was located on Avenida Alfonso XIII, in the basement of the old hall Pradera (solar I hoyocupado by the Bank of Spain)

............... Thomas and lejandro were graphics correspondents The Cantabrian Day Chart, Alert, various pictorials Madrid ... and became important chroniclers of the history graphs Santander and Cantabria.



  Samot Photos can be viewed in different excellent post

     Old photograph of Cantabria

Blog about antique photograph of Cantabria, its photographers and collectors.