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Edinburgh Photographic Co.

Edinburgh Photographic Company appears in the Trade directories at 1 Hanover Street, 1867-69.  

However, below is a carte de visite from the company dated 8 June1866.

Note the very early use of the abbreviation Edin Photo Compy.  -  the same name as I chose for this web site!

Some cartes de visite give an address:

Edinburgh Photographic Gallery

1 Hanover Street.

Edinburgh Photographic Co.

Cartes de Visite

Below is a carte de visite (front and back) of Jessie Aitken, née Wright

Jessie Aitken was born at Cowgate, Edinburgh 18 June 1786.

It is believed that the message on the back, in black ink - Grandmamma 8th June 1866 -  was written by the photographer John Aitken.

Carte de Visite (front)	Carte de visite (back)
©  Reproduced by courtesy of Zella Ashford Jessie Aitken	©  Reproduced by courtesy of Zella Ashford Jessie Aitken

John Aitken  attended Glasgow Art School, before becoming an apprentice photographer in Edinburgh- possibly at  Edinburgh Photographic Company.

He went on to become a professional photographer in Hawick in the Scottish Borders in 1867, then later established a studio in Glasgow, before retiring in Greenock in the west of Scotland.

J B Cartlidge also worked for the Edinburgh Photo Co before working under his own name from the same address, 1 Hanover Street.  Please click one of the images below to see some of J B Cartlidge's cartes de visite:

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Please click one of the images below to see more Edinburgh Photo Co cartes de visite:

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