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Unidentified photographer, 1857, Collins Street, East, Melbourne, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68467
Unidentified photographer, 1870s-1890s, A seated child wearing a lace dress with a tartan sash, Tintype, whole plate, hand-painted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68397
London Stereoscopic Company, 1862, The International Exhibition of 1862 - The English Picture Gallery, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68473
Archibald Burns, n.d., Views of Edinburgh and its Neighbourhood: Holyrood Palace, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68354
Unidentified photographer, 1850s-1860s, Two men, seated by a camera and a preparation tent on a beach, Ambrotype, 1/8 plate, mounted for wall hanging, National Museums Scotland, LL/68369
D. Fruwirth (London), n.d., An unidentified lady in front of a studio backdrop of the Crystal Palace, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68312
A. & E. Seeley, n.d., A seated lady with a stereoscope, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68316
Mathew B. Brady, 1853-1854, Portrait of George R. Gliddon (1809-1857), Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68198
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Edinburgh - Waverley Bridge and Old Town, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98330
Unidentified photographer, n.d., A woman, sitting, with half the black backing paper removed to demonstrate the effect of a dark background under the bleached negative, Ambrotype, 1/6 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68362
Timothy Lebeau, 1852, A view of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons London, including specimens and sculptures, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68234
Unidentified maker, n.d., Carte-de-visite album, fan-style wooden display stand, with five internal leaves and leather covers, Carte de visite album, National Museums Scotland, LL/68350
Louisa (?) Millard (Wigan), n.d., Female coal workers, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68298
London Stereoscopic Company, 1862, The International Exhibition of 1862 - The French Photographic Gallery, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68474
George Washington Wilson, 1863, Maclean's Cross, Iona, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98341
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, Crocodile on a sand bank in the Nile, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68453
Unidentified photographer, 1840s-1850s, Portrait of a girl on a Shetland pony, with two smaller children, outside the front door of a house, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68227
Wilson (Cupar, Fife, Scotland), n.d., Unidentified lady standing by a stereoscope, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68324
Unidentified photographer, 1860, The Making of Stereographs, Stereocard, half, detail, National Museums Scotland, LL/68478
George Ruff (Brighton), 1858, 30 January, Two dolls on a chair, Ambrotype, 1/9 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68367
James Elliott, n.d., Secret Assistance, Stereocard, hand-coloured, National Museums Scotland, LL/68440
T.R. Williams, 1850-1855, Maria Carson's Washing-Day, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68425
Poulson (Ramsgate, England), 1882, A Ramsgate beach scene with beach photographers, Albumen print, from a wet collodion negative, National Museums Scotland, LL/68393
Ross & Thomson, 1847-1860, Portrait of a small girl holding a framed daguerreotype of a man, Daguerreotype, 1/9 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68220
Unidentified photographer, n.d., The Laundry, Stereocard, hand-coloured, half, detail, National Museums Scotland, LL/68413
Unidentified photographer (London School of Photography), 1858-1860, Portrait of a horse held by a groom, Ambrotype, 1/6 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/65135
Unidentified photographer, 1840s-1850s, Portrait of a seated elderly woman in a white bonnet, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68229
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Burns' Cottage, Ayr, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98356
James McDonald, 1869, Inscription on Rocks near the base of Serbal, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68403
James McDonald, 1869, Summit of Jebel Musa from Jebel ed Deir, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68405
James Elliott, n.d., Happiest Day of my Life, Stereocard, hand-coloured, National Museums Scotland, LL/68421
T.R. Williams, 1850-1855, Bread and Cheese in the Barn, Stereocard, hand-coloured, National Museums Scotland, LL/68431
John Paul (Calcutta), 1858-1861, Portrait of a seated middle-aged woman wearing a bonnet. Probably a reversed copy by John Paul of Calcutta of an original by J.J.E. Mayall of London, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68205
C. Biskeborn (Chatham), n.d., Portrait of an unidentified lady turning the pages of a carte-de-viste album, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68304
Louis Jules Duboscq, 1850s, A still life tableau of various birds mounted on a branch, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68256
Unidentified photographer, 1852 (ca), The demolition of IK Brunel's original Paddington Station, London, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68241
Unidentified photographer, 1860, The Making of Stereographs, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68477
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Burns Monument, Edinburgh, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98329
Unidentified photographer, 1855 (ca), Oval gilt brooch with a daguerreotype of a man with large sideburns, with woven hair on the reverse and engraved "W. Bishop, born March 30th 1812, married June 18th 1844, died June 1st 1854 aged 42 years", Brooch, with daguerreotype, National Museums Scotland, LL/68264
Charles F. Ravis, 1857-1859, Two unidentified women, one seated and one standing, the latter holding a plant on a plinth, Ambrotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68378
Antoine Claudet, 1852-1868, Portrait of a seated gentleman, cased with a manuscript label pinned inside reading ‘T. E. Whitby / Hal's grandfather',, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68210
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Lerwick and Ward of Bressay, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98358
T.R. Williams, 1854, The Telescope Gallery [Crystal Palace], Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68475
George Washington Wilson, 1863, The Lady Chapel - Roslyn [sic], Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98335
Louis Jules Duboscq, 1852 (ca), A still life of a snake wrapped around a branch, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68253
William John Naudin (Kensington), 1894-1909, Portrait of an unidentified nurse, wearing a medal on a ribbon, possibly the Royal Red Cross, a nursing gallantry award, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68295
Walter Fisher (Filey), 1857 (or later), A photographers advertisement for "Superior Ivory-Toned Photographs", Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68302
Unidentified photographer, 1870s-1890s, A family group on a beach, a grandmother, parents and three children, Tintype, 1/8 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68395
Unidentified photographer, 1880s-1890s, Portrait of a small girl, Tintype, gem-size, mounted in a decorated carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68287
Unidentified photographer, 1840s-1850s, Bracelet containing a daguerreotype of a lady, with a gilded strap, a chain fixing and an engraved hinged cover, Bracelet, with daguerreotype, National Museums Scotland, LL/68265
Michael Burr, 1860-1865, Fast Day - A Horrible Intrusion, Stereocard, hand-coloured, half, detail, National Museums Scotland, LL/68418
London Stereoscopic Company, n.d., The Great Eastern, known as The Leviathan, steam ship; Side view, taken from the river side at high water, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68470
Platt D. Babbitt, 1855 (ca), Niagara Falls with three men in top hats in the foreground, Daguerreotype, whole plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68218
Robert Howlett & George Downes (London), 1857, The Leviathan, Steam Ship - Side view, showing cradles, taken from the river side at low water, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68468
George Washington Wilson, 1863, Loch-in-Dorb, Morayshire, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98344
J.E. Mayall, 1853-1855, Portrait of a seated woman wearing a lace bonnet, Daguerreotype, 1/8 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68212
Unidentified photographer, 1860s-1870s, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Stereocard, tissue view, National Museums Scotland, LL/68519
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), The Bowder Stone - Borrowdale, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98350
John Adamson, 1864, Mrs Rachel Adamson, née Melville, Dr Adamson's monther, aged 84, Calotype, Albumen print, from a wet collodion negative, National Museums Scotland, LL/68390
J. Craig, 1853 (ca), Advertisement poster for daguerreotype portraits by Mr. John Craig, an itinerant photographer at Saffron Walden [England], Advertisement, National Museums Scotland, LL/68189
James Frederick Lowrie (Liverpool, 1853-1906), 1880-1881, Portrait of a woman, Tintype, gem-size, mounted in a decorated carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68277
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, The Temple of Edfou, of the Grecian Period, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68457
S. Clifford, n.d., Waterfall on Browns River near the waterwork [Tasmania], Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68339
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, The Temple of Dakkeh, in Nubia, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68449
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), At the Head of the Gairloch, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98349
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, Panorama of Damascus, looking South West, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68462
1850s, Stereoscope, Mascher's Improved Stereoscope, case with pair of viewing lenses on a hinged panel, holding a stereo-ambrotype of an unidentified lady, Stereoscope, National Museums Scotland, LL/68398
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98359
Beard's Photographic Institutions (London and Liverpool), 1852-1854, Portrait of the head and shoulders of a woman wearing a lace shawl and white bonnet, Daguerreotype, 1/9 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68223
Unidentified photographer, 1870s-1890s, A woman sitting in a model car in a studio, Tintype, 1/6 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68380
Unidentified photographer, 1860, Shah Jahan, daughter of and successor to Sikander Jahan, Begum of Bhopal State, India, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68194
Unidentified photographer, 1840s-1850s, Daguerreotype copy of a painted miniature of a man in profile, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68244
Antonio Sorgato, n.d., Photographer Carlo Ponti (c. 1823-1893) with his Megalethoscope, a form of early projector, capable of producing day or night views of the same image, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68273
Unidentified photographer, 1870 (ca), A view of the interior of an unidentified English church, Ambrotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68377
Carpenter & Westley (London), 1850s, A mounted bird of prey with a feathered victim, mounted on a tree stump, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68237
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), The Old Man of Storr, Skye, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98340
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Edinburgh Castle, from the Grassmarket, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98351
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, The Sphynx and the Great Pyramid, at Geezeh, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68461
Carlo Ponti, n.d., Backmark for Carlo Ponti, Carte de visite, back, National Museums Scotland, LL/68274
Jabez Hughes, 1856, 22 August, Portrait of a young lady Catherine Claasen, Glasgow, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68195
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Unidentified gentleman standing by a table with a stereoscope, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68320
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Unidentified seated young child, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68326
J.E. Mayall, 1853-1855, Portrait of a seated young woman wearing a blue dress and holding a posy, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68213
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Advertisement for Fownes Bro's & Co's, Childrens Gloves (Two gloveless children on a chair), Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68309
William England, 1863-1868 (ca), La Mer de Glace, Chamounix, Savoie (The Sea of Ice, Chamounix, Savoie), [Views of Switzerland], Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68480
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Temple of Vespasian and Saturn, Rome, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68482
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, The Mosques of Mardani and Sultan Hassam, City Walls, and General View looking S.W., Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68463
Unidentified photographer, 1870s-1890s, Two women standing by a model car on a beach, Tintype, 1/6 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68381
Richard Lowe (Cheltenham), 1850-1856, Portrait of a young girl in a white dress, sitting in a child's cane chair propped on an adult chair, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68203
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Lincoln Cathedral, from the North-West, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98348
Archibald Burns, n.d., The White House Inn, Edinburgh, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68346
Calcutta Fine Art Photographic Studio (Calcutta), n.d., A child on a swing holding statuette of man fighting a tiger, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68315
Archibald Burns, 1850s-1880s, Edinburgh From the Calton Hill, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68358
John Adamson, 1860s, Amelia Paton (Mrs D.O. Hill), Calotype, Albumen print, from a wet collodion negative, National Museums Scotland, LL/68392
Edward Reeves, n.d., Unidentified girl seated by a stereoscope and album, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68322
C. & J. Taylor (Islington, London), n.d., A lady holding a stereoscope, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68317
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Roslyn Chapel - South Door, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98326
Unidentified photographer, 1870s-1890s, A seated man, Tintype, whole plate, hand-painted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68396
James Elliott, 1857, Broken Vows, Stereocard, hand-coloured, National Museums Scotland, LL/68419
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Portrait of a young girl, Tintype, gem-size, mounted in a decorated carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68284
William Lund (London, England, maker), 1880 (ca), Lund's Photographic Forceps, Forceps, National Museums Scotland, LL/76918
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), George Square, Glasgow, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98355
George Washington Wilson, 1863, Balmoral Castle from the North West, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98315
n.d., Carte de visite frontispiece for an album, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68313
Unidentified artist, 1840s-1850s, Painted miniature of a man in profile, Painted miniature, National Museums Scotland, LL/68245
Louis Jules Duboscq, 1850s, A ceramic dish with shells, leaves and a snake, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68235
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Glasgow Bridge, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98322
Unidentified photographer, 1840s-1850s, Large brooch containing an oval daguerreotype of a man, in a gilt brass support with scrolled decoration and a plain back, Brooch, with daguerreotype, National Museums Scotland, LL/68267
Francis Frith, n.d., Carnarvon Castle, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68337
George Washington Wilson, 1861, HMS Cambridge in Hamoaze, great gun practice - a broadside, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98343
Henry Frederick Van Der Weyde (182 Regent Street, London), 1888 (ca), Richard Mansfield as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Cabinet card, National Museums Scotland, LL/65138
The London School of Photography, 1858-1860, A man holding the bridle of a grey horse in a harness, Ambrotype, 1/4 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68376
Mathew B. Brady, 1853-1854, Portrait of George R. Gliddon (1809-1857), Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68199
James Elliott, n.d., Very pretty indeed, Stereocard, hand-coloured, National Museums Scotland, LL/68435
John Cooper (Wigan), n.d., Portrait of an unidentified female coal worker with a spade and sieve, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68294
Unidentified photographer, n.d., The Great Eastern in Southampton Water, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68472
L. Shaw (Buntingford), n.d., A seated lady with a stereoscope in studio setting, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68318
Robert Howlett, n.d., Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing against a backdrop of the chains of the SS Great Eastern, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/97181
Camille Silvy, n.d., Unidentified seated gentleman holding a cane, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68332
Unidentified photographer, 1840s-1850s, Small bracelet of braided brown hair, with an oval daguerreotype of a man in an oval gilded brass mount, and a gilded brass clasp with scrolled decoration and the initials ''E.M.C.", Bracelet, with daguerreotype, National Museums Scotland, LL/68266
Archibald Burns, 1850s-1880s, Calton Hill From the North Bridge, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68355
Unidentified photographer, 1850s, Portrait of a woman holding a bird and a nest full of eggs, reflected in a mirror, her jewellery is highlighted with silver paint, Daguerreotype, stereo, hand-painted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68261
John Adamson, 1850s, Miss Godfrey, Calotype, Albumen print, from a wet collodion negative, National Museums Scotland, LL/68389
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), The Storr Rock, Skye, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98339
Unidentified photographer, 1850s-1860s, A double memorial portrait of a dead child, Ambrotypes, National Museums Scotland, LL/68361
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), View in Glencoe, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98333
Archibald Burns, n.d., Glasgow Necropolis, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68336
Arthur Brittlebank (London, 1873-1903 (fl.)), 1877-1881, Portrait of a young woman, Tintype, gem-size, mounted in a decorated carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68288
John Baum (itinerant photographer), n.d., Portrait of a seated middle-aged woman with pillars and mountain backdrop, Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68207
George Washington Wilson, 1862, On the Thames at Greenwich - Waiting for the Boat, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98346
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Four young girls doing laundry and ironing, Stereocard, half, detail, National Museums Scotland, LL/68416
William Russell Sedgfield, 1855-1866, Dover Harbour, [Sedgfield's English Scenery], Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68446
William Russell Sedgfield, 1855-1866, York Minster, The West Tower, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68443
T.R. Williams, 1850-1855, Old Giles's Grind-Stone, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68426
Unidentified photographer, Lennie (Edinburgh, retailer), 1860s, A View of Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh and the Old Town from Princes Street, Stereocard, tissue view, National Museums Scotland, LL/68515
J.P. White, 1853-1855, A bearded young man with a Brewster stereoscope, Ambrotype, 1/6 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68365
James Frederick Lowrie (Liverpool, 1853-1906), 1880-1881, Portrait of a woman, mounted in a Christmas greetings to 'Uncle Alford' decorated carte de visite card, Tintype, gem-size, mounted in a decorated carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68281
Unidentified photographer, 1880s-1890s, Portrait of a man identified as ‘Uncle Gavin', Tintype, gem-size, mounted in a decorated carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68286
Louis Jules Duboscq, 1850s, A taxidermied Golden Eagle with wings outspread, swooping on a human skull on top of a pillar, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68236
T.R. Williams, 1856, Scenes in Our Larder (Onions), depicting a rustic still life with a dead hare, pheasant, birds, and other game, a rake, a lantern, a jar labelled 'Onions' and a sack with a tag, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68239
Brown & Wheeler, 1878 (?), Railway on Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68338
James Walker (Hull), 1881 (ca), A barefoot man holding a sextant, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68314
George Washington Wilson, n.d., Clamshell Cave, Staffa, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98317
Giovanni Brampton Philpot, 1850-1860, Torre di Pisa, Italy, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68483
William Edward Kilburn, 1852-1855, Portrait of a seated woman with a book in her hand, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68228
Unidentified photographer, n.d., The Laundry, Stereocard, hand-coloured, National Museums Scotland, LL/68410
American Photo Studio (William Lee, Llandudno, c. 1870s - 1890s (fl.)), 1870s-1890s, Portrait of three seated women in front of a cliff backdrop, Tintype, cameo-size, mounted in a decorated carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68282
Louis Jules Duboscq, 1850s, A still life showing a taxidermied white cat, balls of wool, a bottle of water and a glass on a tablecloth, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68242
J.W. Allen (Princes St., Duned), n.d., Three unidentified Fijian men, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68348
Lucia Van Konningsveld nee Lachet (The Hague, Netherlands), 1870, Unidentified fisherwoman, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68347
James Elliott, n.d., Happiest Day of my Life, Stereocard, hand-coloured, half, detail, National Museums Scotland, LL/68422
T.R. Williams, 1850-1855, Old Dancy Enjoying His Pipe, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68429
James McDonald, 1869, Royal Engineers' Camp in Wady ed Deir, and Jebel Sona, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68404
Peter McGill, 1900 (ca), Two men in front of a backdrop of the Forth Bridge, Tintype, 1/6 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68394
T.R. Williams, 1850-1855, The Straw Yard, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68428
W.H. Schwartz (Brighton), 1850s-1860s, Heads of a couple above pictures of donkeys, in a painted background from a seaside entertainment, Ambrotype, 1/8 plate, mounted for wall hanging, National Museums Scotland, LL/68366
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), The Bishops Tower, Kirkwall, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98357
John Adamson, 1850s, Miss Johnstone, Calotype, Albumen print, from a wet collodion negative, National Museums Scotland, LL/68385
Elliott & Fry, 1865-1886, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/65136
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, The Portico of the Temple of Dendera, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68450
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Unidentified baby held by an unseen person, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68325
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Abbotsford the home of Sir Walter Scott, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98327
Michael Burr, 1860-1865, Fast Day - A Horrible Intrusion, Stereocard, hand-coloured, National Museums Scotland, LL/68417
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, View in the Principal Court of the Large Temple at Philae, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68452
Archibald Burns, n.d., Mary Queen of Scot's Bath House, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68343
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Calton Hill, Edinburgh, with Calton Jail in the middle distance, Daguerreotype, National Museums Scotland, LL/68192
Archibald Burns, 1850s-1880s, View of Edinburgh from the castle, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68357
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Palm House, Kew Gardens, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68341
Alfred Silvester, n.d., The Ascot, Stereocard, hand-coloured, half, detail, National Museums Scotland, LL/68439
John Moffat, n.d., Henry Fox Talbot, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68275
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, Façade of the Great Rock Temple of Abou Simbel, in Nubia, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68448
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Viaduct on the Cornwall Railway at Saltash, from below the Piers, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98342
Francis Frith, 1856-1857, Great Hall of Columns at Karnac, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68458
Elliott & Fry, n.d., Folded printed carte-de-visite list, with a small envelope marked 'List of celebrities', Advertisement, National Museums Scotland, LL/68352
T.R. Williams, 1854, The Telescope Gallery [Crystal Palace], Stereocard, half, detail, National Museums Scotland, LL/68476
Louis Jules Duboscq, 1850s, A still life with a globe, a telescope, a ship encased in an egg-shaped glass, a lyre, a bell, a trumpet and an orrery, by Bland & Long, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68247
London Stereoscopic Company, 1883, 'Exhibit of The Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society at the Great International Fisheries Exhibition, S. Kensington, 1883', showing the 'Grace Darling' boat, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68303
Jeremiah Gurney, 1853-1874, Portrait of a seated bearded young man leaning on a table, Daguerreotype, 1/2 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68219
George Washington Wilson, n.d., Stonebyres Falls on the Clyde, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98319
Richard Lowe (Cheltenham), 1850-1856, Portrait of depicting a seated young woman wearing a large paisley shawl, Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68211
George Washington Wilson, n.d., South Bridge, Edinburgh, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98328
J.E. Mayall, 1853-1855, Portrait of a seated elderly woman wearing spectacles knitting an intricate two needle pattern, Daguerreotype, 1/8 plate, hand-tinted, National Museums Scotland, LL/68216
Richard Hellis & Sons (london), 1896, 5 February, Carte-de-visite re-order slip from Richard Hellis & Sons, photographers, London, Order form, National Museums Scotland, LL/68351
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Four young girls doing laundry and ironing, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68415
Unidentified photographer, 1851, The Crystal Palace, showing a view of the Western Hall, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68251
J. Douglas, 1856 (ca), Portrait of a young woman in mourning, holding a daguerreotype and wearing a daguerreotype bracelet, Ambrotype, 1/8 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68196
Unidentified photographer, n.d., Dr Bejamin Miller with a microscope, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68310
George Washington Wilson, 1865 (possibly), A 'Bit' in the Trossachs, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98324
Unidentified photographer, 1840s-1850s, Large gilt locket containing a daguerreotype of a young man, with gold decoration, and a manuscript 'To my beloved and affectionate wife, sincerely praying we meet in heaven", Locket, with daguerreotype, National Museums Scotland, LL/68268
Unidentified photographer, 1854, A cast of Antonio Canova's sculpture The Three Graces, at the Crystal Palace, Daguerreotype, stereo, National Museums Scotland, LL/68252
Francis Bedford, n.d., Clifton - Suspension Bridge and Leigh Woods, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68335
Unidentified photographer, 1850s, A seated young woman, with a Brewster stereoscope and a stereo view on a table beside her, Ambrotype, 1/8 plate, National Museums Scotland, LL/68373
George Washington Wilson, 1860-1870 (ca), Wells Cathedral - The Nave looking East, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98353
George Washington Wilson, n.d., Entrance to the Pass of Ballater, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98321
T J. S. S. & C., n.d., N.B. The photograph should be trimmed the size of this card otherwise the Album may be injured and the clasps prevented from fastening, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68306
Unidentified photographer, 1877, Informal portrait of four men standing in front of a poster for the London, Brighton and South Coast railway, Ambrotype, 1/8 plate, mounted for wall hanging, National Museums Scotland, LL/68370
John Thomas (Liverpool), n.d., Speciman, Medallion Portraits, 2/6 Per Dozen, Carte de visite, National Museums Scotland, LL/68308
Robert Howlett & George Downes (London), 1857, The Leviathan, Steam Ship - Deck view, looking forward, taken amidships, Stereocard, National Museums Scotland, LL/68471
George Washington Wilson, n.d., A Bay on Loch Katrine, Stereoview, National Museums Scotland, LL/98318
   

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