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    W & D DOWNEY (ACTIVE 1855-1941)

    Group of Gillies dancing

    c.1866

    Albumen print | 26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2160405

    Photograph of a group of men dancing. The men all have one arm raised and wear kilts. In the background, William Ross plays the bagpipes.

    • Creator(s)

      W & D Downey (active 1855-1941) (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      W A Kennedy (Balmoral Gillie)
      Thomson, Albert
      Thomson, Alexander
      Alexander Grant (1844-1939)
      Donald Stewart (1827-1909)
      William Ross (1822-91)
      J Smith (Balmoral Gillie)
      James Morgan (1838-90)

    • 26.3 x 34.4 cm (page dimensions)

      5.5 x 9.0 cm (image)

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • Scotland
              • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
                • Balmoral Castle [Aberdeenshire]
      • People
        • Musicians
          • Bagpipers
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • albums
            • photograph albums
          • photographs
        • printed & manuscript material
          • books
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