Witness Reporters', c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/5/72
Scope and Contents
Group portrait of reporters and journalists from the 'Witness' newspaper. Six men, identitied as Robert Adamson, Andrew Cameron, J.R. Fyfe, John Johnstone, John MacDonald, and William Robertson. Pencil caption: "Witness Reporters".
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From pencil inscription on the page: "John Macdonald [illegible] Witness Office; John Johnstone; [illegible]; Andrew Cameron; Robertson, editor; Witness Reporters".
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume V, p. 424
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0010657
Subject
- Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Person)
- Cameron, Andrew, 1823-1877 (Journalist and Minister) (Person)
- Fyfe, J.R., fl. 1843-1847 (Photographed by Hill and Adamson, journalist) (Person)
- Johnstone, John, fl. 1843-1847 (Journalist and Photographed by Hill and Adamson) (Person)
- Macdonald, John, 1779-1849 (Minister in the Free Church of Scotland) (Person)
- Robertson, William, fl. 1843-1847 (Sub-editor of the Witness and editor of the Westminster Review) (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk