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Photographs

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 1947 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Donald McKenzie, 20 February 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/15
Scope and Contents

McKenzie writes of his photograph collection of the best specimens of Highland ponies and asks for Ewart's help in sourcing a photograph of Mr Forsyth of Quinish's two year old pony. He intends to collect the photographs in an album for circulation, and states that he has had several applications for the pedigree of 'Belle' and 'Herd Laddie'.

Dates: 20 February 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from D.P. Henderson, with enclosed letter to Henderson from D. Keith-Murray, 25 April 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/24
Scope and Contents Henderson writes that the 'old breed [of sheep] at Duncansbay Head' mentioned by Keith-Murray may possibly be descendants of an old native breed, and provides information about the year-old lamb born to one of his Shetland ewes. In the letter to Henderson, dated 22 April 1911, Keith-Murray writes that he will glady give Ewart information on the horned sheep at Barrogill. He states that the four-horned ram came from Shetland while the sheep were from St Kilda and Duncansbay...
Dates: 25 April 1911
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1911

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from E. Brand, 14 July 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/75
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Brand informs Ewart that he has recently returned from Egypt hoping to call upon Professor Wallace, who would have introduced them. He writes that he has photographs which he took on the Aboukir Company's mule breeding farm near Alexandria of a mare with twin horse and mule foals. He comments that this must be a very rare instance of 'double conception' and says he would be happy to show Ewart the photographs.

Dates: 14 July 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from E. Helen George Smith, 11 November 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/119
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Smith states that she is returning some of the photographs which Ewart lent her for publication (photographs not present). She has placed an article about the zebra hybrids in The World's Work and will be preparing one for The Country Gentleman. She asks Ewart for further information about the zebrules, which she hears are also being bred in South Australia, and asks for permission to use more of Ewart's photographs.

Dates: 11 November 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from E. Helen George Smith, 23 June 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/62
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Smith asks Ewart's permission to use some photographs of zebrules and a picture of Ewart at his house in Penicuik for her magazine article. She also wishes to obtain Baron de Parana's address.

Dates: 23 June 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from E. Helen George Smith, 05 May 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/46
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Smith encloses some photographs of 'Black Agnes' and 'Brenda' with a letter from a Major Fallow (enclosures not present) reporting on their progress. She supposes it takes around eighteen months to acclimatise a horse or mule to the Indian climate.

Dates: 05 May 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Eric Parker, 04 November 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/87
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Parker enquires whether Ewart received his previous correspondence concerning his invitation to write some articles on Connemara ponies. He also asks if Ewart has any photographs of the ponies.

Dates: 04 November 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Eustace Nigel Maule Vernon, 31 July 1905

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/17
Scope and Contents

Vernon states that he is enclosing some photographs, including one of the pony stallion 'Charlie' which Ewart had admired.

Dates: 31 July 1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1905

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Florence E. Sexton, 18 September 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/104
Scope and Contents

Sexton encloses a photograph (not present) of a striped mouse dun pony and recalls seeing an unusually striped bay horse. She also mentions visiting Ewart to see his hybrids some years ago with the agricultural college.

Dates: 18 September 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Frederick Wrench, 23 May 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/56
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Wrench writes that he is enclosing photographs (not present) of three Basuto ponies that were sent to Major Richards, who was head of the purchasing of Basuto ponies in the Boer War.

Dates: 23 May 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904