CARTE DE VISTA CARDS
The Carte De Vista Cards also known as Cabinet Cards in this collection date from mid 1800s to early 1900s. These types of photographs were common place and popular. As subjects had to stand for a period of time you will notice that they used props to support them in most of the images while the picture was being exposed. Other preferred to sit still while the picture was being taken.
The signed pictures in the collection from Robert Louis Stevenson's mother and father date from 1880, they could have been presented to Robert Louis and his wife Frances (Fanny) Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson when they visited Edinburgh in 1880 after their marriage in America as a wedding gift.
More information about Carte De Vista (Cabinet Cards) can be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carte_de_visite
The signed pictures in the collection from Robert Louis Stevenson's mother and father date from 1880, they could have been presented to Robert Louis and his wife Frances (Fanny) Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson when they visited Edinburgh in 1880 after their marriage in America as a wedding gift.
More information about Carte De Vista (Cabinet Cards) can be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carte_de_visite
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Trinity HouseTH0001 TH0002 TH0003 TH0004 |
Commissioners of irish lightsCIL0001 CIL0002 |
Northern Lighthouse boardNLB0001 NLB0002 NLB0003 |
Clyde Lighthouse
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Trinity HouseTH0001 TH0002 TH0003 TH0004 |
Commissioners of irish lightsCIL0001 CIL0002 |
Northern Lighthouse boardNLB0001 NLB0002 NLB0003 |
Clyde Lighthouse
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