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Adverts
Several
adverts also appeared in the Edinburgh newspapers during 1854 for this
photographic exhibition. It was held at 51 George Street.
These adverts are
normally brief, as below, and none that I have found makes any mention of
which organization or individuals sponsored or organized this exhibition.
However the advert below
in the North British Advertiser for an earlier exhibition refers to 51
George Street as being the Architectural Institute Hall.
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Photographic
Exhibition
Will
open tomorrow, Thursday, in the
HALL, 51 George Street
Admittance One
shilling
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[The Scotsman: 8 March 1854, pa
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Photographic
Exhibition
Open
Daily from Ten till Five, in the HALL
51 George Street
Admittance One
shilling
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[North British Advertiser: 11 March 1854]
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Photographic
Exhibition
Open in
the HALL
51 George Street
Admittance One
shilling
A number
of interesting Pictures have just
been sent by Professor Hunt and others.
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[Edinburgh Evening Courant: 21 March 1854]
[Also, similar adverts without final sentence 7, 9, 11 March 1854]
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Photographic
Exhibition
Open
Daily from Ten till Five, in the HALL
51 George Street
Several Pictures from
Professor Hunt and Stereoscopic Views by J Stewart etc. showing the
Waves of the Sea taken instantaneously &c. &c. have just been added
to the Collection.
Price of admission
reduced to SIXPENCE
A copy of Mr Rodger's
Paper on his own mode of taking pictures by the Collodion process
will, by permission of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts be found
on the table for inspection. |
[The Scotsman: 1 April 1854]
Press Article
This
account of the exhibition
appeared in The Scotsman on 25 Mar 1854:
"It will be seen
from our advertising columns that the exhibition of
photogrpahic pictures, which we some time ago aluded to, is
still open daily in the large hall, 51 George Street.
This is the first exhibition of the kind which has been
presented here, and our readers will do well to avail
themselves of the opportunity of examining a collection of
so many excellent specimens of this extraordinary invention.
Some of these are perfectly marvellous - the stereoscopic
views especially.
We venture to
suggest that the exhibition should be opened in the evening,
and the price of admission lowered, in order that our
artisans may have the gratification of seeing what wonders
the photographic art, though still in its infancy, has
achieved."
[The Scotsman, 25 March 1854, page 2] |