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• Miami University Libraries - Digital Collections 10 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 4 photos & illustrations
• Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales 3 photos & illustrations
• State Library of Queensland 2 photos & illustrations
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August 21, 1877

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 4 older comments, and then…
• Jim Griffin said:

  Great period photo.

• Margaret Taylor2010 said:

  Love it.

• E U A N © said:

  What was the Photograph House?

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  E U A N © The Dillon family (Barons Clonbrock) were enthusiastic amateur photographers through a couple of generations, and the Clonbrock photos in our collections and that I've uploaded here were taken by various members of the Dillon family. There was a studio and darkroom in the grounds of Clonbrock House, hence the Photo House / Photograph House...

• Stuart said:

  National Library of Ireland on The Commons I'd guess so too. It would be great to know what he worked at and even better to know their names. It's rare to see pictures of 'ordinary' people from that period.

Queen Victoria on 'Fyvie' with John Brown at Balmoral

from National Galleries of Scotland Commons

• 44 older comments, and then…
• Elizabeth Thomsen said:

  John Brown was the servant who became close to Queen Victoria after the death of Prince Albert. Their relationship was the subject of the 1997 movie "Mrs. Brown," starring Dame Judi Dench and Billy Connolly. "Much gossip attached to the unlikely relationship and much animosity generated by those who resented the trust placed in the 'low-born' Brown by the Queen. The Queen refused to desert Brown because of the scandalous talk - which she dismissed as 'ill-natured gossip' " From the Royal Deeside website: John Brown, Faithful Servant to Queen Victoria --

• BigBean said:

  Hi, this photo has been mentioned in a discussion thread in the Flickr Commonsgroup, and we'd love to have this added to the group pool! -- Seen in a discussion of Flickr Commons. (?)

• Vo0Ds said:

  Wow, i'd never seen a photo of John Brown before, only heard the story.

• Madame Maracas said:

  He looks as though his glare could melt the film, as if the photographer is intruding. Which I guess would fit the story as we know it.

• caoseducado said:

  To see these two! It is totally a smashing photograph!

Liveried servants, Vaynol Hall, Pentir (Caern)

from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales

• mambo1935 said:

  grace!

• Marcelo said:

  elegants

• g a b r i e l l e s w i n d l e h u r s t said:

  Dashing calves! What great uniforms.

• picqero said: