The collection · DiffusionLab

A thrifty revolving bookcase in an exhibit hall, the turn of the 1990s, wanted notice photograph. Work 5906.

A pulp magazine cover with a giant machine in a reactor hall in 1937, newspaper strip panel, floodlit marquee at night. Work 5904.

1970, a bandstand with nobody in it at Weston-super-Mare, Agfacolor negative, grain heavy in the shadows. Work 5903.

Architectural record photograph of a coffered glass curtain wall reflecting cloud at the foot of a stair tower in the year before demolition. Work 5899.

A bookmaker behind a wire grille in a freight yard under floodlights, burned-in corners, shadow bars across a wall, 4x5 sheet film. Work 5889.

1936: a debutante in a white gown at Le Jardin, yacht club regatta photograph, halftone from a magazine page. Work 5878.

A bus station with a concrete canopy under a coffered soffit, the post war years, infrared architectural photograph, hard midday sun on concrete. Work 5876.

A mugshot in profile in a warehouse with high windows in 1951, large format photograph, silver-rich highlights. Work 5870.

Rotogravure supplement plate of a chaperoned dance floor under a chandelier, the last season before the war, Agfacolor pastel shift. Work 5869.

Cinematic wide shot of a records office of paper stacks with its serial number filed off, forty years from now. Work 5868.

A tray of index slips and a sequence of twelve photographs in a row, closed circuit camera image, camera level with the floor. Work 5867.

A chart of ownership in a frame at a photocopier in the summer of 1969, wide angle from a corner. Work 5862.

The winter of 1933: a terrazzo floored first class dining hall lit by glass pillars, isometric projection in ink, pencil on vellum. Work 5859.

A letter never posted and a peacock throne on the Barbican podium, the Vietnam years, resort photograph in colour. Work 5841.

1928: a water tower on four legs at the end of a viaduct, dyeline print on tracing paper, medium format square negative. Work 5839.

Sequence of frames laid in a row of a rowboat on a flat lake at dawn under a highway overpass, Ektachrome-X, color shift toward magenta. Work 5837.

An empty corridor at a zinc counter, tracking shot held too long, sea haze flattening the distance. Work 5836.

Technical section in ink of an Anfa hotel terrace above the white city in a mirrored alcove, lacquer on a gessoed panel, panchromatic negative. Work 5830.

A chimney with a lightning strap on Capri in the morning, the estate is let for shooting. Work 5826.

A mushroom column head photographed as a hoarding around a cleared site, staged interior photograph, tripod at eye level with no tilt. Work 5822.

A foreman with a smoke at the branding pen beside a cigarette machine in a lobby, the warning label years, exhibition catalogue plate, shadow of the photographer in frame. Work 5813.

1940: an usher's torch in a dark aisle in a cinema foyer, silkscreen travel advertisement, searchlight beams across the sky. Work 5806.

A salt-stained pier arcade at midday at Golden Sands, the holiday season, we never found the towel, public information film frame. Work 5800.

A concrete stair tower, 1933, presentation perspective in gouache, Ilford HP5 pushed one stop. Work 5793.

A machine that sorts something nobody needs sorted, industrial photography. Work 5785.

A reluctant glass case of plaster casts, the summer of 1967, polaroid chemical streak. Work 5780.

Etched glass panel of a Marine Drive terrace with rounded balconies and a glass brick stair tower, 1930, photogravure plate. Work 5774.

A palm fringed thatched roof over a bar printed over with a price panel, the year the reef was still clear, brochure gatefold of a resort. Work 5773.

A flocked oven door hanging open beside a reflecting pool, the turn of the 1930s, the water comes out at noon, skateboard deck graphic. Work 5770.

An atomic powered observation tower with a saucer top on a bowling alley forecourt, the atomic age, the artist was paid ninety dollars, offset lithography on tin. Work 5769.