--Previous Message-- : : Well known by some of us but not seen in : ages. : Way back we had some images from it but the : site disappeared for quite a long time. : I used to search for it regularly and was : delighted to see it back very recently. : : As I recall the Lafayette collection is many : glass plates that were discovered - maybe : in an attic or long forgotten place - and : were due to be simply cleared out and thrown : away. : Many were broken but someone realised just : what they were and the collection was saved.