Framed photograph of six men outside Burns Cottage in 1862
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/05/01/47
- Alt. number
- 3.8008
- Date
- 1862
- On display
- No
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/05/01/47
- Alt. number
- 3.8008
- Date
- 1862
- On display
- No
Description
Dark wood and gilt framed photograph of six gentlemen outside Burns Cottage in 1862. The named gentlemen are Mr. Ritchie, Innkeeper, A Visitor, Mr Tennant, Blacksmith, Mr. Smillie, Monkwood, Mr Hunter, North Park and Mr. Struther, Slaphouse.
The photograph was taken outside the Cottage in 1862 showing the tiled roof annex at the left hand side which was the local inn. In the photograph is the Innkeeper Mr. Ritchie with notable local Alloway residents (named on mount).
This photograph on view in Burns Cottage Museum was one of the earliest recorded photographs of the poets birthplace.
Archive information
Hierarchy
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Burns Monument Trust: papers, letters and other documentary material
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a sub-fonds is a subdivision in the archival material)
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Postcards, ephemera and photographs relating to the Burns Monument Trust
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materials grouped together because they are of a similar type)
- Framed photograph of six men outside Burns Cottage in 1862
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