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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

The Scotsman

Early Experiments in Photography

1839

Experiments in photography and demonstrations of photography began in 1839.

   Advert in The Scotsman for a Public Lecture on Photography to be given by Dr Fyfe at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh on 17 April 1839 ©

Dr Fyfe Lecture   -  1839

 

The Scotsman

Lessons in Photography

1843

The Photographic Institution, 19 Princes Street, Edinburgh

   Advert for Mr Mullins - 19 Princes Street, Edinburgh - 1943 ©

Mr Mullins - 1843

 

Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory Adverts

Edinburgh Photographers

1853 - 1923

These adverts show the scope of work of a few of Edinburgh's professional photographers, and in some cases the prices they charged.

Advet in the Edinburgh & Lieth Post Office Directories - 1868-1870 -Thomas H Douglas ©

Douglas - 1868-70

 Advert in Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directories - 1876-77 ©

Howie 1876-77

 Adverts in the Edinburgh & Lieth Post Office Directroies - 1878-83 - James Howie Junior ©

Howie 1878-83

Advert in Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory - 1869 - James Howie Junior ©

Howie - 1869

 Advert in Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directories - 1870-71 - James Howie Junior ©

Howie 1870-71

Francis Caird Inglis - Advertisement in 1923 Edinburgh Official Guide ©

Francis Caird Inglis - 1923

 

Advert in the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory - 1859 - E Lennie ©

Lennie - 1859

McGlashon's Stereoscopic Views - 1 to 81 ©    McGlashon's Stereoscopic Views - 82 to 172 ©

McGlashon  -  List of Stereoscopic Views

Advert in the Post Office Directories - 1869 to 1890 - Nimmo & Son ©

Nimmo - 1869-90

Advertisement - WG Paterson ©

Patterson

Advet in Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1853 - Ross & Thomson ©

Ross & Thomson - 1853

Advert for Ayton Studio, Shipquay Place, Londonderry, 1900 ©

1900

Ayton:  (Londonderry and Edinburgh)

 

Evening Dispatch

Edinburgh Photographers

1950s

 

Advert for Polyfotos at Patrick Thomson's, North Bridge, close to the junction with the High Street ©

Patrick Thomsons

 

Advert for Polyfotos at Binns, West End of Princes Street, Edinburgh ©

Binns

 

Adverts in the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directories, old Newspapers and elsewhere:

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Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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