EPS - 1900 Open Exhibition

Edinburgh Photographic Society

1900

Open Exhibition

The 1900 EPS Open Exhibition was displayed at 38 Castle Street from Saturday 10 February until Saturday 24 February 1900. Admission free.

Transactions of EPS reported in its February 1900 edition:

"The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturday 10th inst. at 10am ... [and] will remain open each lawful day thereafter until the 24th inst. from 10am until 10pm except on Wednesdays and Saturdays when it will close at 6pm."

Exhibition Entertainment
10 Feb 1900	Opening of Exhibition and Smoking Concert
17 Feb 1900	*''Rambles with a Camera"* (illustrated) - James Patrick
24 Feb 1900	Concert
24 Feb 1899	Presentation of Exhibition Awards and Close of Exhibition
A charge of 6d each was made for admission of non-members to the entertainments.

1. Open to All
Class I	Landscape, Seascape and Architecture	Gold Medal: James Patrick, Edinburgh
		Silver Medal: Arch. Cochrane, Hurlet
		Bonze Medal: Alex Allan, Edinburgh
Class II	Portraiture, Figure and Animal Studies	Gold Medal: W Smedley, Aston, Birmingham
		Silver Medal: R S Webster, Edinburgh
		Bonze Medal: Wm Reid, Wishaw
		Certificate: Jas Auld, Edinburgh

2. EPS Members Only
Class III	Landscape, Seascape and Architecture	Silver Medal: James Burns, Edinburgh
		Bonze Medal: Geo. Cleland, Edinburgh
		Certificate: Harry P Wane, Edinburgh
		Certificate: E L Brown, Edinburgh
Class IV	Figure or Genre including Animals	Silver Medal: James Burns, Edinburgh
		Bonze Medal: Miss Eleanor M Gray, Edinburgh
		Certificate: W J Croall, Edinburgh
		Certificate: Douglas H Watson, Edinburgh
Class V	Still Life including Fruit and Flowers	Silver Medal: [not awarded]
		Bonze Medal: [not awarded]
		Certificate: [not awarded]
		Certificate: [not awarded]
Class VI	Set of pictures, not exceeding three, being work done by a camera held in hand.	Silver Medal: J C McKechnie, Edinburgh
		Bonze Medal: J Yate Johnson, Edinburgh
		Certificate: W J Croall, Edinburgh
		Certificate: A J Cameron, Edinburgh
Class VII	Lantern Slides in sets of six.	Silver Medal: Chas. M Wane, Edinburgh
		Bonze Medal: Geo. Cleland, Edinburgh
		Certificate: W J Croall, Edinburgh
		Certificate: W J Croall, Edinburgh

3. Open to Amateur Members only
Class VIII	Landscape, Seascape and Architecture, up to and including half-plate.	Silver Medal: W E Carnegie Dickson, Edinburgh
		Bonze Medal: W J Croall, Edinburgh
		Certificate: Miss M G Johnstone, Edinburgh
		Certificate: James Burns, Edinburgh
Class IX	*Figures and Genre* including Animal Studies** up to and including half-plate.	Silver Medal: H Stewart Wallace, Edinburgh
		Bonze Medal: Alex Allan, Edinburgh
		Certificate: E L Brown, Edinburgh
		Certificate: [not awarded]:
The Medal Winners were all from Edinburgh.

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Exhibition Rules 1891