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Reverse: [original label] "Interior of Roslyn Chapel—The Apprentice’s Pillar. No. 362."
Reverse: [original label] "Interior of Roslyn Chapel—The Apprentice’s Pillar. No. 362."
Interior of Roslyn Chapel showing Apprentice’s Pillar. Same image as (136) and (137).
Interior of Roslyn Chapel showing Apprentice’s Pillar. Same image as (136) and (137).
Obverse: Four-cup hemispherical cup anemometer, sitting on table outdoors; photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "64" [handwritten]
Obverse: Four-cup hemispherical cup anemometer, sitting on table outdoors; photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "64" [handwritten]
Obverse: Side view of thermometers, mounted in Stevenson screen, doors open photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "63" [handwritten]
Obverse: Side view of thermometers, mounted in Stevenson screen, doors open photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "63" [handwritten]
Pencil sketch of King's College
Pencil sketch of King's College
Obverse: Nesting screen [initially called a "shed"] (doors closed), mounted on a mobile wall. Photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "60" [handwritten]
Obverse: Nesting screen [initially called a "shed"] (doors closed), mounted on a mobile wall. Photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "60" [handwritten]
Reverse: [original label] "The ‘Prentice Pillar, Rosslyn Chapel. No. 362"
Reverse: [original label] "The ‘Prentice Pillar, Rosslyn Chapel. No. 362"
Obverse: Thermometers in nesting screen, doors open: [on left] self-registering thermometers made by Negretti and Zambra, London; at top is a minimum thermometer, at bottom a maximum thermometer; [on right] psychrometer, composed of dry bulb and wet bulb thermometers, ,made by James J. Hicks, London; photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "62" [handwritten]
Obverse: Thermometers in nesting screen, doors open: [on left] self-registering thermometers made by Negretti and Zambra, London; at top is a minimum thermometer, at bottom a maximum thermometer; [on right] psychrometer, composed of dry bulb and wet bulb thermometers, ,made by James J. Hicks, London; photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "62" [handwritten]
Obverse: Side view of nesting screen (doors closed), mounted on a mobile wall; photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "61" [handwritten]
Obverse: Side view of nesting screen (doors closed), mounted on a mobile wall; photo taken on Observatory grounds; Reverse: "61" [handwritten]
Crystal Palace, Penge Common, next to Sydenham Hill, south London. It was moved there in 1854 and remained until its destruction by fire in 1936.
Crystal Palace, Penge Common, next to Sydenham Hill, south London. It was moved there in 1854 and remained until its destruction by fire in 1936.
Reverse: Original printed label : "Lake Superior. No. 40. Pekoswa River.
Reverse: Original printed label : "Lake Superior. No. 40. Pekoswa River.
Obverse: Whirlpool Rapids below the Falls with the suspension bridge in background [bridge opened in 1855 and was replaced in 1897]; Reverse: "36" [handwritten]
Obverse: Whirlpool Rapids below the Falls with the suspension bridge in background [bridge opened in 1855 and was replaced in 1897]; Reverse: "36" [handwritten]
Reverse: Original printed label: "Lake Superior. No. 30. View on the Puc-i-tah Zebe, (Black River)"
Reverse: Original printed label: "Lake Superior. No. 30. View on the Puc-i-tah Zebe, (Black River)"
Obverse: "725 New [Upper] Suspension Bridge"; Reverse: "35" [handwritten]
Obverse: "725 New [Upper] Suspension Bridge"; Reverse: "35" [handwritten]
Reverse: "The Path to the Well, Tobermory, Island of Mull. No. 277." [original printed label]
Reverse: "The Path to the Well, Tobermory, Island of Mull. No. 277." [original printed label]
Reverse: [original label] "Interior of Roslyn Chapel - The Lady Chapel. No. 181."
Reverse: [original label] "Interior of Roslyn Chapel - The Lady Chapel. No. 181."
Reverse: [original label] "Hawthorn Den. No. 177."
Reverse: [original label] "Hawthorn Den. No. 177."
Reverse: "Loch Katrine, Perthshire. No. 9." [original printed label]
Reverse: "Loch Katrine, Perthshire. No. 9." [original printed label]
Reverse: "The Colonel’s Bed, Glen Ey, Braemar, a Hiding-place during the Rebellion of 1715. No. 142." [original printed label]
Reverse: "The Colonel’s Bed, Glen Ey, Braemar, a Hiding-place during the Rebellion of 1715. No. 142." [original printed label]
Reverse: "Inversnaid Falls, Loch Lomond. No. 8." [original printed label]
Reverse: "Inversnaid Falls, Loch Lomond. No. 8." [original printed label]
Reverse: "A Calm—The Iron-bound Coast of the Meanrs. No. 73" [original printed label]
Reverse: "A Calm—The Iron-bound Coast of the Meanrs. No. 73" [original printed label]
Reverse: "Fingal’s Cave, Staffa. No. 17" [original printed label] ; "G.W. Wilson 1856-63" [handwritten note by donor]; Note: The writing in the reverse of items (158) - (160) is all in the same hand
Reverse: "Fingal’s Cave, Staffa. No. 17" [original printed label] ; "G.W. Wilson 1856-63" [handwritten note by donor]; Note: The writing in the reverse of items (158) - (160) is all in the same hand
Obverse: "Dr. Wilson with Westcote Lyttleton's kindest regards. Ferns from Mount Wellington, Hobart Town, Tasmania. Jany 22nd 1856 [or 1886]" [handwritten]
Obverse: "Dr. Wilson with Westcote Lyttleton's kindest regards. Ferns from Mount Wellington, Hobart Town, Tasmania. Jany 22nd 1856 [or 1886]" [handwritten]
Reverse: [original label] "Edinburgh and its Environs. Burns’ Monument & Old Town from Calton Hill. No. 13…"
Reverse: [original label] "Edinburgh and its Environs. Burns’ Monument & Old Town from Calton Hill. No. 13…"
Reverse: [original label] "Heriot’s Hospital", with description
Reverse: [original label] "Heriot’s Hospital", with description
Reverse: [original label] "Edinburgh and its Environs in the Stereoscope. No. 60—Royal Institution, and Scott Monument."
Reverse: [original label] "Edinburgh and its Environs in the Stereoscope. No. 60—Royal Institution, and Scott Monument."
Obverse: "Beautiful in Death" [original]; image of several plants in funerary floral arrangement
Obverse: "Beautiful in Death" [original]; image of several plants in funerary floral arrangement
Obverse: "Heriot’s Hospital" + description [original label] ; "Actually a school! A. McGlashan joined by D.O. Hill in 1860" [donor’s note]
Obverse: "Heriot’s Hospital" + description [original label] ; "Actually a school! A. McGlashan joined by D.O. Hill in 1860" [donor’s note]
Obverse: No "188" on image. Reverse: Original printed label, "Anthony’s Instantaneous Views, No. 188. Broadway on a Rainy Day."
Obverse: No "188" on image. Reverse: Original printed label, "Anthony’s Instantaneous Views, No. 188. Broadway on a Rainy Day."
Obverse: "American Scenery" series: "Mauch Chunk [now Jim Thorpe, PA]. 1709. View South from Mansion House"
Obverse: "American Scenery" series: "Mauch Chunk [now Jim Thorpe, PA]. 1709. View South from Mansion House"
Reverse: "No 102" [handwritten] ; "Views in China. Canton. View of the Canton River, Junks, and the Island of Honan.", with further description [original]
Reverse: "No 102" [handwritten] ; "Views in China. Canton. View of the Canton River, Junks, and the Island of Honan.", with further description [original]
Reverse: "No 103" [handwritten]; "Views in China. Canton. The West Gate of the City, taken from the outside of the city walls," with further description [original]
Reverse: "No 103" [handwritten]; "Views in China. Canton. The West Gate of the City, taken from the outside of the city walls," with further description [original]
Reverse: "No. 164. Terrapin Tower and Horse Shoe Fall from Goat Island" [original printed label] [donor’s note] "Terrapin Tower for visit of Prince Arthur 1860+"
Reverse: "No. 164. Terrapin Tower and Horse Shoe Fall from Goat Island" [original printed label] [donor’s note] "Terrapin Tower for visit of Prince Arthur 1860+"
Reverse: "No. 70. Niagara. The Horse Shoe Fall from Goat Island" [original printed label]
Reverse: "No. 70. Niagara. The Horse Shoe Fall from Goat Island" [original printed label]
Reverse: Original printed label, "Beauties of the Hudson. No. 362 [note: has been crossed out and "1947" handwritten instead]. From Break-Neck, Looking South."
Reverse: Original printed label, "Beauties of the Hudson. No. 362 [note: has been crossed out and "1947" handwritten instead]. From Break-Neck, Looking South."
Reverse: Original printed label, "Beauties of the Hudson River. No. 7093 [note: has been crossed out and 7092 handwritten instead].Steamboat Dock above Peekskill."
Reverse: Original printed label, "Beauties of the Hudson River. No. 7093 [note: has been crossed out and 7092 handwritten instead].Steamboat Dock above Peekskill."
Promotional photographs as a child or youth performer : cartes de visite
Promotional photographs as a child or youth performer : cartes de visite
J. Churchill Arlidge at school [graduation?] in Belgium
J. Churchill Arlidge at school [graduation?] in Belgium
Reverse: "Niagara in Winter. No. 6060. Ice jam on the rapids." [original printed label]
Reverse: "Niagara in Winter. No. 6060. Ice jam on the rapids." [original printed label]
J. Churchill Arlidge as child performer in [England?]
J. Churchill Arlidge as child performer in [England?]
Obverse: "Niagara Falls, Canada. General View from Convent.—No. 113."
Obverse: "Niagara Falls, Canada. General View from Convent.—No. 113."
Reverse: "Canadian Scenery by L.P. Vallee […]" ; "Montmorency Falls" [handwritten]
Reverse: "Canadian Scenery by L.P. Vallee […]" ; "Montmorency Falls" [handwritten]
Reverse: Original printed label, "Beauties of the Hudson River. No. 4124 [note: has been crossed out and 5579 handwritten instead]. The Fisherman’s Hut. Stormking and Breckneck in the distance."
Reverse: Original printed label, "Beauties of the Hudson River. No. 4124 [note: has been crossed out and 5579 handwritten instead]. The Fisherman’s Hut. Stormking and Breckneck in the distance."
Reverse: Original printed label, "Greenwood Cemetery. No. 7650. Tombs of G.W. & C. Muller, M.L. Adriance and Thos. Terry."
Reverse: Original printed label, "Greenwood Cemetery. No. 7650. Tombs of G.W. & C. Muller, M.L. Adriance and Thos. Terry."
Reverse: Original printed label, "No. 36513. Niagara in Winter, Icicles below Terrapin Tower"
Reverse: Original printed label, "No. 36513. Niagara in Winter, Icicles below Terrapin Tower"
Reverse: "The Fleet at Halifax at the time of "the Trent" affair. W.L." [handwritten; "Nov 1861? British inspected US ships" [donor’s note]
Reverse: "The Fleet at Halifax at the time of "the Trent" affair. W.L." [handwritten; "Nov 1861? British inspected US ships" [donor’s note]
Reverse: Original printed label, "Greenwood Cemetery. No. 7668. Col. [Abraham S.] Vosburg’s Monument."
Reverse: Original printed label, "Greenwood Cemetery. No. 7668. Col. [Abraham S.] Vosburg’s Monument."
Obverse: "Civil War - [General] Custer? Sir D.W. lectured on Civil War after trip to Washington"; the man in the chair is thought to be General Custer. (donor’s note) Reverse: "86" [handwritten]
Obverse: "Civil War - [General] Custer? Sir D.W. lectured on Civil War after trip to Washington"; the man in the chair is thought to be General Custer. (donor’s note) Reverse: "86" [handwritten]
Unidentified island. Reverse: "43" [handwritten] ; "Sir DW’s handwriting? Visited in ’70. Photog. Anderson Toronto. ’62-’86." [donor’s note]
Unidentified island. Reverse: "43" [handwritten] ; "Sir DW’s handwriting? Visited in ’70. Photog. Anderson Toronto. ’62-’86." [donor’s note]
Reverse: Original printed label, "Brady’s Album Gallery. No. 561. Burying the dead on the battle-field of Antietam."
Reverse: Original printed label, "Brady’s Album Gallery. No. 561. Burying the dead on the battle-field of Antietam."
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