The Collection of Early Photographic Material (collecting area)
Object type Photograph Record level CollectionDetails
- Title
- The Collection of Early Photographic Material (collecting area)
- Descriptive titles
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- Early Photographic Materials
- Early Scottish Photography Collection
- Description
- The Early Scottish Photography Collection is comprised of material which originates from Scotland's engagement in the development and pursuit of photography from 1839 to ca.1871. This period covers the invention of the photographic medium to the advent of the dry plate negative which made photography less technically demanding and more accessible to the public. The material in this collection has been consolidated due to its focus on Scottish content in addition to its demonstrating the evolution of photographic practice as a cultural, artistic, and commercial medium of representation. The collection holds early examples of the work of Scotland's pioneering photographers in the form of calotypes, salted paper prints, albumen prints as well as daguerreotypes. The provenance of this material is varied with much photography originating from the communities surrounding St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and further afield.
NB. In certain instances the work of an early photographer with a longstanding career will be represented past ca.1871.
Please note that additional examples of early Scottish photography are contained in other named photographic collections such as but not limited to: The James Valentine Photographic Collection, The David Hay Fleming Photographic Collection, The Photographic Books Collection, The Photographic Portraits Collection, The Photographic Album Collection, Photographs from the University of St Andrews Library Manuscript Collection - Collection
- Photographic Collections
- Parent record
- Photographic Collections Parent record level Collection
- Hierarchy
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- Created by
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- Adamson, Dr, John, (12/Dec/1809 - 11/Aug/1870), St Andrews, Scotland (photographer)
- Adamson, Robert, (26/April/1821 - 1848), Scotland, Hill & Adamson (photographer)
- Hill, David, Octavius, (20/May/1802 - 1870), Hill & Adamson (photographer)
- Playfair, Major Sir, Hugh, Lyon, (17/November/1786 - 1861) (photographer)
- Rodger, Thomas, (1832 - 1883), St Andrews, Scotland (photographer)
- Rodger, Thomas, Sr, (1809 - 1876), St Andrews, Scotland (photographer)
- Date
- 1839 - 1871
- Extent
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- 465
- Department
- Special Collections - Photographic Collections
- Record level
- Collection
- Related resources
- Format
- Media
- Acknowledgement
- Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.
- Conditions
- Free of known copyright restrictions. Image supply fees may still apply.
- Credit line
- Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums