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A
Mann & Co
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13 St James Square
Alexander Mann had a studio
at 13 St James Square in 1900. This is the only record that I have
found of him in the Photographer listings in the Edinburgh and
Leith Trade Directories.
However, he appears to have been a
photographer at nearby 7 Leith Street a few years earlier, though not
trading under his own name.
Perhaps he worked for Star Photo Co. They were at based at 7 Leith
Street, but I have not yet discovered when they were based there.
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7 Leith
Street
The book,
Thomas Vernon Begbie - Photographer, reports that between 1874 and
1896, No 7 Leith Street was occupied consecutively by Thomas Begbie, James
Murray, Alexander Milne, John Whyte and Alexander Mann, all photographers.
John Whyte appeared in the Edinburgh Trade Directories, based at 7
Leith Street 1886-89. This suggests that Alexander Mann was based
there for some or all of the period 1890-96
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Lecture to EPS
In 1892, A
Mann gave a
lecture to Edinburgh Photographic Society entitled:
"Telescopic
Photography"
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Question
Was A Mann (Edinburgh) the same person
as Arthur Mann who had a studio in Leeds (1892-98)?
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Answer
I believe "No". Since asking this question, I have found the
reference to Alexander Mann of 7 Leith Street.
I now believe that A Mann (Edinburgh) was
Alexander Mann |
Photographers
at 7
Leith Street
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Photographer |
Dates |
Sources |
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Begbie,
Thomas Vernon |
1874 - 81 |
Trade
Directories + |
TVBE |
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Murray,
James |
1883 |
Trade
Directories + |
TVBE |
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Alexander
Milne |
? |
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TVBE |
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Whyte, John |
1886-89 |
Trade
Directories + |
TVBE |
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Alexander
Mann |
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TVBE |
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Star Photo Co |
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B Pho |
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TVBE = Thomas Vernon Begbie's Edinburgh
B
Pho = details on the back of a photograph |
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