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Wilfrid Dalziel's photograph album

Description: An album of 44 albumen photographs mounted on paper, signed "Wilfred Dalziel, 1897" on first page. Wilfred (spelled elsewhere as Wilfrid) was a son of Edward Dalziel. There are four images of George and Edward Dalziel together, and a few handwritten captions. Images include a house and garden, groups of people seated, "Hamble Church," a boat at "Luke's yard, Hamble," a village called Freshwater Bay, and a large Tudor-style house at "Freshwater." This is most likely Freshwater, Isle of Wight.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1897
Call number: Volume 13
Creator: Dalziel family(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from H. M. Fletcher, 1948.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Family album

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An album of 57 photographs of Edward Dalziel's extended family and their home in Hampstead. "Hampstead" is written under some images. Some informal outdoor portraits of Dora and Grace Dalziel (perhaps taken by each other), and their brothers, Charles, Gilbert, and Wilfrid. One group portrait of men and women with tennis rackets, and a Mr. Cunningham and Hal Ludlow. One mounted photograph in album of a very elderly man in slippers, possibly George or Edward Dalziel? Photographs most likely taken by Dora and Grace Dalziel.

Volume 6

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Family album

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A disbound album of family photographs mounted on board. Some penciled identifications, including "Charlie" (Charles Dalziel), and Dora Dalziel at Brighton; Wilfrid Dalziel with "Farmer" after his name; other family members; a country house called "Manor Farm, Wiltshire"; and a man named L. H. Chandler.

Volume 3

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Family photograph album

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This album includes images of George and Edward Dalziel, Edward Dalziel's adult children, and possibly friends or other family; there are no identifications. Images include people at a beach promenade, dogs and cats, men walking dogs, people in a garden. There is a letter pasted in back to "Mr. Dalziel" from Sophia Duberly Delmard, May 4, 1903.

Volume 16

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Card photograph album

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An album of cabinet cards and carte-de-visite studio portraits, including a few of Jennie Dalziel (daughter of Edward Dalziel), and many inscribed to her. One portrait of her is dated 1871, when she was 20. Other people include George and Edward Dalziel, Gurden family members (Jane Gurden Dalziel was Edward's wife); Annie Hart; Charles David; William Gillard in Gloucester; S. R. Lock and "Garden and views of Mr. Lock's house, 54 King Henry's road"; Tom White; and Ella Jenkins Riddell, and other Dalziels. There are several portraits of a young girl, Jessie R. Lock. S. R. (Samuel) Lock (1822-1881) was a partner in the photography firm Lock and Whitfield.

Volume 4

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Card photograph album

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An album of about 40 portraits, inscribed "Jennie Dalziel - from Aunt Meg, 1872." Aunt Meg was Margaret Dalziel, a sister of George and Edward Dalziel. The photographs are a mixture of famous Victorian personalities and Dalziel family and friends. Some theater performers.

Volume 8

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"Somerset" album

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A disbound album of photographs mounted on board, with handwriting on the first page: "These are all Somerset photos." Images show a large country house, scenery, people in a garden, portraits of house workers, dogs, horses. Several members of the Edward Dalziel family appear. The last image has a credit "G. Dalziel," possibly Grace Dalziel. One loose image of a plant has handwritten notes on back regarding exposure time of photograph.

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