Portraits
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE
Found in 695 Collections and/or Records:
Peach, Charles William, c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/6/91
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Charles William Peach. No caption.
Dates:
c 1843-1847
Peach, Charles William, c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/8/29
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Charles William Peach. No caption.
Dates:
c 1843-1847
Peel, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Viscount Peel, 26 July 1903
File
Identifier: Coll-1989/51
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, to Mary Lyell, Dover, 26 July 1903: “Your kind letter from Rheinis has reached me and I am glad to tell you that ‘Davie’ is delightful – full of health and spirits and of strong individual character. Beyond a temporary ailment attributed to a sunstroke – he makes speak progress and begins to show attachments. I hope you are better and able to prolong your stay abroad without fear of an impending general election. Next...
Dates:
26 July 1903
Phillips, Thomas, 13 March 1824
File
Identifier: Coll-1989/52
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Thomas Phillips, sent from [London] on 13 March 1824 to Charles Lyell, concerning a portrait of his fellow botanist William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865): “I have omitted to answer your kind letter in which you mentioned your desire to have Dr Hooker’s cast off picture. It is yours! And as you desire it in order to manifest your respect for him so let me indulge a feeling of the like nature toward one from whom I have received so much politeness and many favours and...
Dates:
13 March 1824
Photograph album in connection with the University of Edinburgh, 1832-1883
Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/23-0160
Scope and Contents
This is a large photograph album, mostly empty, dating from the 19th century and containing seven photographs and one engraving.The first photograph shows the "Old High School" building, now occupied by the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation. It is captioned: "Old High School, now a part of Surgical Ward of the Edinburgh Infirmary, 1878". This is followed by portraits of older men; the only ones captioned are: William Ferguson[?] (possibly Sir William Fergusson (1808 -1877),...
Dates:
1832-1883
Photographs, late 19th-early 20th century
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/6
Scope and Contents
- Geikie family photographs
- portrait photographs of James Geikie
Dates:
late 19th-early 20th century
Photographs, c.1862-1988
Series — Box EUA-A-66, Box: data_value_missing_506f2c08c6bcdfdad9d17d20814eb330, Box: data_value_missing_ef1feb4f09f0eb7943dc376a531e305c
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/8
Scope and Contents
With one exception, this collection of photographs chiefly features staff from the Institute of Animal Genetics.
Dates:
c.1862-1988
Pitcairn, Thomas, c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/5/50
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Thomas Pitcairn. Caption: "Thomas Pitcairn, D.D. 1800-1854. (Bonnyrigg)".
Dates:
c 1843-1847
Playfair, Lyon, c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/5/51
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Lyon Playfair. Caption: "Sir Lyon Playfair, Lord Playfair 1818-1898."
Dates:
c 1843-1847
Playfair, Lyon, 1st Baron Playfair, 17 February 1889
File
Identifier: Coll-1989/53
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair, sent from South Kensington on 17 February 1889 to Katharine Murray Lyell concerning one of her sons: “Edith has handed me Your letter. I am afraid that I cannot encourage you in regard to the Imperial Institute. There are already some hundreds of Candidates for the few places, which will not be filled for the next five years. If your son wishes to be added to the Candidates he should send in an application to Sir Frederick Abel...
Dates:
17 February 1889