Francis Browne’s Negatives

Francis Browne’s Negatives
Origin	Francis Browne
Type	Negatives
Effects	Will show events one day prior to the photograph
Downsides	User becomes unable to move from their location
Activation	Placing next to a photograph
Collected by	Warehouse 13
Section	Unspecific
Date of Collection	July 28, 1997
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Origin

Francis Browne was a distinguished Irish Jesuit and a prolific photographer who took some of the last photographs of the RMS Titanic before it sank. Browne stayed on only the leg between England and Ireland, taking pictures of many-noted crew and unknown passengers. An American couple offered to pay for his fare if he agreed to journey with them to New York. However, Browne’s superior denied his request - "GET OFF THAT SHIP – PROVINCIAL". When news of the sinking traveled worldwide, Browne negotiated with several papers to publish his photos, while he kept the negatives to himself.

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Effects

By their own, they will show in replay what happened at that spot on the Titanic twenty four hours prior to the photo’s capture. Placing it next to another photograph, digital or analog, will transfer that same temporal rewind to the image. Once used, the handler will be unable to physically move their feet off their ground or even maneuver their lower torso. They’ll be stuck in place for the same amount of time they were using the artifact.