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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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