Skip to content

Haig children with ponies

1867, Photograph
Haig children with ponies
Haig children with ponies
Haig children with ponies
Share
Category
Museums & Galleries Item
Item no
36837
Title
Haig children with ponies
Description
One small sepia photograph (carte de visite) of Douglas Haig as a child on a pony with others outside his childhood home at Cameron House, Fife. The photograph is of a group of two ladies and three children on ponies in front of the stone entrance of Cameron House. The other two children are most likely Douglas' brother George and sister Henrietta. The baby on the left is Douglas Haig and is being held by one of the ladies. On reverse is printed: "John Patrick, 71 High Street, Leven".
A handwritten note on the back of the photograph, later written by either Haig or his wife, makes a reference to this being the first photograph of the young Douglas not needing his perambulator.
Date
1867
Type
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
HH4303/506/81