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Walter Reid
Doull, David, 1866, Glass negative
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Walter Reid
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Title
Walter Reid
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A full-length portrait photograph of a young boy named Walter Reid. He is standing with his legs crossed and leaning on a wooden fence in front of a painted backdrop. He wears a light coloured suit and holds a bowler hat at his side.
Artist / maker
Doull, David
Date
1866
Size
10.8 x 8.2 cm
Type
Glass negative
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Photographed on 20th October 1866.
Photographic portrait of Walter Reid taken for Mrs Salmond of 5 North Charlotte Street, Edinburgh. The address belonged to John Salmond, of John Salmond & co, grocers & wine merchants. Mr Doull also took a portrait of Alfred Reid who is probably Walter's brother.
David Doull was a professional photographer at 72 Lauriston Place from 1865 - 1867. He was born in Edinburgh in 1831 and was one of the founder members of the Edinburgh Photographic Society in 1861. In 1970 Edinburgh Public Libraries purchased Mr Doull's collection of 319 glass negatives from Mr Frank Seymour, one in a chain of successors to Mr Doull's shop at Lauriston Place.
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