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'Largest Photographers in the World' Brown, Barns & Bell had studios in Edinburgh from 1881 to 1886. They described themselves as 'Art Photographers and Portrait Painters'. On the backs of some of their later photos, they described themselves as the largest photographers in the world. They listed patents in:
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Cabinet Prints and Cartes de Visite Their British studios listed on the backs of their photos changed from year to year as old studios closed and new ones opened. The list of studios that appear on the back of an individual cabinet print or carte de visite can be used to estimate the approximate date when the photo would have been taken. See: |
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Studios throughout Britain Here are dates, so far as I have been able to discover, when Brown, Barnes & Bell's studios in Britain operated. These dates are taken mainly from the literature listed in this bibliography, but supplemented by details provided by Ron Cosens using directories and cartes de visite from his own collection. Ron has a large collection of cartes de visite and cabinet prints and has set up this Carte de Visite web site. Key to Column 3 All dates in this column are approximate. + These dates are based entirely on cartes de visite that have been seen, rather than entries in trade directories, so these periods in particular may well be incomplete. ++ The trade directories show Brown, Barnes & Bell based at 1 Hanover Street, 1881-86, but cartes de visite from the company at this address, dated 1887 and '88, have also been seen. The trade directories show John Duncan Smith, a member of Edinburgh Photographic Society and a former employee of Brown, Barnes & Bell, as being the photographer based at 1 Hanover Street for 1877-78. Perhaps he took over some time in 1877. Perhaps he used some of the old stock of Brown, Barnes & Bell's carte de visite cards.
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The addresses and dates above have been used to find an approximate date for the Brown, Barnes & Bell cartes de visite and cabinet prints below. 1880 1881-82 1881-82 1883 1884 1886 When? |
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