Edinburgh Photographic Society

1897

Open Exhibition

The Exhibition was held at 38, Castle Street from 3 April 1897 until 1 May 1897.  Entry to view the exhibition was FREE.  The cost of a Catalogue was 3d

There were 295 exhibits, an increase of 58 over last year's exhibition.

There were ten classes in the exhibition.  The following details are taken from the April 1897 edition of Transactions of the Edinburgh Photographic Society.

Open to All

70 exhibits. (33 last year.)

Gold Medal     R Ayton

A

Division

Silver Medal    James Patrick Jun

Bonze Medal:  Douglass Croall

B

Division

Silver Medal    John Patrick

Bonze Medal:  F P Moffat

Bonze Medal:  Charles M Wane

EPS Members Only

Class II

Best picture, half-plate size and under, other than figure or genre composition.

31 exhibits. (31 last year.)

Silver Medal    Alex. Allan

Bonze Medal:  J Burns

Class III

Best figure or genre composition.

18 exhibits. (17 last year.)

Silver Medal    R S Webster

Bonze Medal:  James Patrick

Class IV

Best picture above half-plate size, other than figure or genre composition.

27 exhibits. (9 last year.)

Silver Medal    J Burns

Bonze Medal:  T W Drinkwater

Bonze Medal:  J Warrack Jun.

Class V

Best set of four or five pictures, being work done with camera held in hand.

33 exhibits. (15 last year.)

Silver Medal    Alex. McNab

Bonze Medal:  J B Johnstone

Class VI

Best picture, being the work of a lady member.

18 exhibits. (40 last year.)

Silver Medal    Miss C H Curle

Bonze Medal:  Miss Daisy Duncan

Class VII

Best enlargement.
A print from the original negative must accompany the enlargement.

43 exhibits. (18 last year.)

Silver Medal    R S Webster

Bonze Medal:  William Penman

Class VIII

Best set of six lantern slides

14 exhibits. (14 last year.)

Silver Medal    Charles A Stitt

Bonze Medal:  John Stewart Smith

Class IX

Best set of three pictures taken at the 1896 Saturday Rambles.

5 exhibits. (5 last year.)

Silver Medal    Alex Allan

Bonze Medal:  J C Whyte

Open to Amateur Members only

Class X

For the best Direct Picture

29 exhibits. (31 last year.)

Silver Medal    Alex Allan

Bonze Medal:  Ralph S Common

Pictures sent not for competition

3 exhibits. (20 last year.)

How Many Entries in 1897?

This Report of the 1902 Exhibition, published in Transactions of Edinburgh Photographic Society refers to the number of exhibitors and photos in earlier exhibitions, including the 1897 Exhibition.

EPS Open  Exhibitions

1861    1863   1872   1873    1876   1890    1896    1897    1898    1899    1900   1901   Feb_1902   Nov_1902   1903   1905    1906   1907   1908    1909    1910    1911    1912   1913     1914   1915   1916    1917    1918    1919    1923    1924    1926    1928    1931    1937   1939    1940    1942   1945    1948    1949   1950   1951    1952   1953   1954    1955  1956   1957    1958    1959   1961    1962    1963    1969   1981    1990s   1995  Photos   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005  2006    2007    2008    2009   2010    2011    2012    2013    2014    2015   2016   2017   2018

Catalogues:  from 1987             Posters:  from 2001

Countries:    A-G    H-Q    R-Z     All     by year

Medals and Ribbons awarded:   1994- 2004

Judges/Selectors:    1861-1910     1911-40      1941-60      1961-80     1981-

EPS Members' Exhibitions

1882    1885    1889   1891    1892   1893   1894   1895   1896    1898    1908   1909   1910    1911   1912    1913   1914    1920    1922    1939    1940    1941    2004   2005   2006

Judges/Selectors:    1861-1910     1911-1960     1961-     Trophies

Exhibition Rules      1891