Ludwig photograph collection

Ludwig photograph collection, circa 1880-circa 1910

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Ludwig
Title: Ludwig photograph collection
Dates: circa 1880-circa 1910 (inclusive)
18901910
Quantity: 17 negatives (1 box) : glass
17 scans from negatives (1 folder)
Collection Number: PH0005
Summary: Photographs of Scotland taken by Edmonds, Washington resident whose father or grandfather lived in Scotland around 1880s and 1890s.
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
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Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ludwig lived in Edmonds, Washington. Warren B. Ludwig died in October 1992.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection of glass copy negatives taken by Mrs. Warren Ludwig's father or grandfather in Scotland around 1880s and 1890s. Many negatives are copies of originals by photographer George Washington Wilson of places and views in Scotland.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

George Washington Wilson was born in Scotland in 1823. Trained as both an artist and a photographer he became well known to the middle class and eventually to the Royal Family in 1854. His relationship with the Royal Family would lend him the title of Photographer Royal for Scotland and he would continue to take photographs of them as well as of various locations around Britain. Due to his success as a photographer and printer his staff and team grew allowing trips and projects outside of Britain.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ludwig; received in 1986.

Processing Note

Processed by Stefanie Terasaki, 2013.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Photographs by George Washington WilsonReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Argyll and Butte, Scotland
Folder	item
1	1	Hotel and Pier Ardlui, Argyll and Butte, Scotland The Hotel Ardlui opened in 1886 on Loch Lomond after the structure had previously been used as the Colquhoun family's private hunting residence in the 1800s.	circa 1890-1910
1	2	Islands on Loch Awe, Argll and Butte, Scotland	circa 1890-1910
		Edinburgh, Scotland
Folder	item
1	3	Edinburgh Castle and National Gallery	circa 1890-1910
1	4	Old town Edinburgh from the Carlton Hill with Edinburgh Castle in distance	circa 1890-1910
1	5	Soldiers lined up in uniform outside Edinburgh Castle	circa 1890-1910
		Fife
Folder	item
1	6	View of East side of Abbey Church, Dunfermline	circa 1890-1910
		Inverness, Scotland
Folder	item
1	7	West end of Saint Andrews Cathedral Inverness	circa 1890-1910
		Midlothian, Scotland
Folder	item
1	8	Interior of church showing the Master Pillar in the Rosslyn Chapel Out of the fourteen pillars used to make the chapel, the three pillars on the East end are named the Master Pillar, the Journeyman Pillar and the Apprentice Pillar.	circa 1890-1910
		Shetland, Scotland
Folder	item
1	9	Ponies outside a Shetland cottage	circa 1890-1910
		Strathspey, Scotland
Folder	item
1	10	Workers digging and moving peat	circa 1890-1910
		Whitby, England
Folder	item
1	11	Fishermen with catch of fish in boats in harbor Written on front: Herring fishing, "a good catch".	circa 1890-1910

Various locations around BritainReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Animals
Folder	item
1	12	Faun standing in a field Written on front: Nature of Glen Elive, faun.	circa 1890-1910
1	13	Horse and a pony in a field	circa 1890-1910
1	14	Puppies in front of a door	circa 1890-1910
		People
Folder	item
1	15	Etching of a man	circa 1890-1910
1	16	Group of people around a fire surrounded by wagons	circa 1890-1910
1	17	Men by the water surrounded by foxhounds	circa 1890-1910

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