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Francis Caird Inglis
(died: 26 Sep 1940)
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Francis Caird Inglis
Family |
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Alexander
Adam Inglis(1) had three sons, one of whom was Francis
Caird Inglis.
He, in turn, became the father of the next generation
of photographers in the family - Alexander Adam Inglis (2).
Francis
Caird Inglis described himself as Commercial,
Fine Art Photographer.
He was
Royal Warrant Photographer to
King George V, at least from 1912 until 1916. and 1920
until 1935.
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Francis Caird Inglis
Landscapes |
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Like his father, Francis Caird Inglis took views of Princes Street and
other street scenes in Central Edinburgh, showing the variety of traffic on the
roads, over a long period.
He
photographed Edinburgh over many years, including a series of photographs
looking along Princes Street:
 ©
Looking
to the East
from the Scott Monument
to the North British Hotel
©
Looking
to
the West
from the North British Hotel
to the Scott Monument.
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Francis Caird Inglis
Portraits |
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Here is a photograph of the last General Assembly of the United Free
Church of Scotland, taken in 1929, before the church re-united with the
Church of Scotland. |
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Francis Caird Inglis
Advert
on
Invoice |
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An
invoice from 1913, gave the following description of Francis Caird Inglis'
business:
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FRANCIS
CAIRD INGLIS
Photographer
to His Majesty King George V,
also to His Late Majesty, Edward.
For
Artistic Reproduction of Paintings - Collections of
Pictures and Objects of Art Photographed by s Special
Orthochromatic Process - Legal, Architectural and
Commercial Photography, Portraiture, ... ...
Accounts
Rendered
Monthly Silver and Bronze Medals
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Francis Caird Inglis
Advert
in
Edinburgh Official Guide
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The following advert appeared in the Edinburgh Official Guide, 1923:
©
Copyright:
Peter Stubbs - please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk |
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Francis Caird Inglis
Edinburgh
Photographic Society
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Francis
Caird Inglis was actively involved with EPS:
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1898: He became an EPS life
member from 1898 until his death in 1940.
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1909: He gave a lecture to
EPS -
"DO
Hill and his Work"
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1911: He won a medal in the
Architectural section of the EPS EPS
Members’ Exhibition, 1911 for a series of outside and interior views
of the Chapel of the Thistle.
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