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John Lamb
[James Lamb in one
directory]
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Photographer
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John Lamb
was a Portrait
and Landscape Photographer,
with studios in:
- Edinburgh from 1878
- Gorebridge, Midlothian, from
1901.
The first
reference I have found in the trade directories to John Lamb, professional
photographer, was in 1878 .
But
in advertising his studio at 101b Princes Street he gave a much earlier
date (below). Presumably he took over the negatives from an earlier
photographic studio.
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ADVERT
J Lamb
- late Devine
Artist, Photographer and Portrait Painter
All negatives taken since 1859 carefully
preserved
Copies can be had at any time
Old photos enlarged in every size up to that of life
and
painted in Oil on Canvas &c.
Miniatures painted on Ivory
J Lamb, having acquired the
entire Stock of Negatives taken by the firm of
Ross & Pringle
103 Princes Street, Edinh. from 1860 to the present date
Copies can be had in the various styles
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John Lamb gave fuller details of the types of photography he offered
and negatives held on the backs of his
Cabinet Prints.
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On
the back of the carte de visite above, John Lamb advertises under the name
'Lamb late
Devine'.
- Peter
Devine had been based at 101b Princes Street, 1861-77
- John
Devine was based at 101b Princes Street in 1878.
- John
Lamb was based at 101b Princes Street, 1878-1900.
The back of the carte de visite above also says:
All negatives taken since 1859 carefully preserved. Whose
negatives was he referring to?
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EPS Member
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James Lamb
became a member of Edinburgh Photographic Society from the 1887-88
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Awards
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John Lamb was awarded
a medal by the Mechanics Institution of Aberdeen, dated 3 December
1853.
[This information
comes from Karin Waddell, a relation of John Lamb of Aberdeen, who
tells me that the family still has photographs, artwork and a book
about John Lamb.] |
Painting
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Letter
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Please click the picture below to see a painting
in oil by J Lamb
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Please click the letter below to get a better view of the
letterhead and of John Lamb's signature.
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Questions
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Was
John Lamb, above, the same man as PSS member, John Lamb of Aberdeen who exhibited:
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10 photographs
in the 3rd PSS Exhibition in 1858
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13 photographs at the 6th PSS Exhibition in 1861,
most for sale at 5/-
each
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Was
this the same photographer as the EPS member in 1890 named John Lamb?
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Was John Lamb related to James Lamb
who had a photographic business specialising in out-door
photography, based at 84 Constitution Street, Leith from 1885 to
1893
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