Lawrie
& Mitchell's studio was on the top floor of the buildings in the
distance at the left side of the street in this photograph of the North
Bridge taken by JCH Balmain in 1886.
“Lawrie
& Mitchell,Artists,
25 North Bridge,
Overlooking
Railway
Instantaneous portraits of children.
Out-of-doors
work of all kinds
Cartes
de visite
Extra copies 1/- each,6 for 4/6
Enlarged-painted in Oil and Water
colour from 10/6”
The backs of their
cartes de visite had elaborate decoration - a scene including a figure, rose,
river with river bank and sailing boat.
The
partnership changed addresses several times. For 5 years from 1874 they
had a studio advertised as being at: