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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Valentine's Postcards

Portobello

Edinburgh's seaside resort, beside the Firth of Forth

Postcard - Portobello Beach by Valentine & Co ©

Portobello Beach

Postcard by Valentine & Co - Portobello Beach ©

Portobello Beach

Valentine Postcard - The Somali Village at Portobello Marine Gardens, 1910 ©

Portobello Somali Village

Valentine Postcard of Portobello Pier - Pastel Shades ©

Portobello Pier

 Portobello Pier - A Valentine Postcard, published in the 1910s ©

Portobello Pier

Postcard by Valentine & Co - Bath Street, Portobello ©

Portobello Bath Street
A Rough Sea at Portobello - A view including Portobello Pier - A Valentine Postcard, based on a 1913 negative. ©

Rough Sea - and pier

 A Rough Sea at Portobello - A view without Portobello Pier - A Valentine Postcard, based on a 1913 negative. ©

Rough Sea - no pier

High Street, Portobello - Valentine Postcard, 1901 photograph ©

Portobello High Street

Portobello Beach and Promenade - A Valentine Postcard, posted 1903 ©

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Portobello Beach and Promenade - The back of a Valentine Postcard, posted 1903 ©

Portobello Beach

Portobello Portobello from the Pier - A Valentine Postcard, posted 1902 ©

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Portobello Portobello from the Pier - The back of a Valentine Postcard, posted 1902 ©

Portobello from the Pier

 Portobello High Street - A Valentine Postcard, 1905 ©

Portobello High Street - The back of a Valentine Postcard, 1905 ©

Portobello High Street

Portobello Portobello West Bay - A Valentine Postcard, posted 1904 ©

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Portobello Portobello from the Pier - Zoom-in to detail on a Valentine Postcard, posted 1904 ©

Portobello West Bay

Portobello Esplanade and Sands - A Valentine Postcard ,1913 ©

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Portobello Esplanade and Sands - Zoom-in to detail on a Valentine Postcard ,1913 ©

Esplanade and Sands

Postcard view by Valentine - A Rough Sea, Portobello Promenade - 84394 ©

Rough Sea
Portobello Promenade
 

Valentine Postcard - Portobello sands and Morrison's Photographic Studio ©

The Sands and Morrison's Photographic Studio

   Valentine Postcard - Boating, Portobello Beach ©

Boating - Portobello Beach

Valentine Postcard - The Call of the Seaside, Portobello ©

Bathing - Portobello Beach

Portobello Bathing Pool - Valentine Postcard ©

Bathing Pool

 Portobello Bathing Pool - Valentine Postcard - 1936 ©

Bathing Pool

  

 

 

Valentine's Postcards

Company History

 Dates of Negatives  Thumbnails

Published 1896-1919

 Published 1920-1939 Published 1940-1960s

 

 

Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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