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      GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

      Abergeldie Castle, South Front

      1859

      Albumen print | 9.1 x 5.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2153665

      Carte-de-visite of the south front of Abergeldie Castle. A man wearing a top hat looks across the river towards the castle.

      • Creator(s)

        George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

        Aberdeen : GW Wilson (photographer)

      • 9.1 x 5.9 cm (image)

        10.5 x 6.2 cm (whole object)

      • Subject(s)
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Great Britain
              • Scotland
                • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                  • Abergeldie [Aberdeenshire]
                    • Abergeldie Castle [Abergeldie]
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Industries, Crafts and Trades
            • Clothing
              • Costume-Evening Dress(male)
                • Top hats
        • Geography
          • Physiography
            • Rivers
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
              • cartes-de-visite
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