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Mitchell was at all three Glasgow addresses only from 1896 till 1901, which limits the date of the two cabinet cards below. Further, he was apparently not yet at Greenock, which further limits the dates to between 1896 and 1898. The lettering on the first of these cards is similar to that on the last card on the first page, and on the second card below the lettering is similar to that on the card below it, suggesting a sequence of these four. However, the reverse design on the first and last of these are 'Regd. C,E & C', and those in between are different.
Mitchell is recorded in Greenock only from 1899 - 1901, but there is evidence that he was there until possibly 1906. the design on the back of the 'C, E & C' supplied card is obviously derived from to the one three above , with only the 'Speciality Opals' advertisement and Greenock address added.
The cabinet card below carrying the Greenock address, is dated on the back - though possibly in ball point pen - to 1902. It is of a form used widely by other photographers in the same period, eg Hampton, Whyte.
This example kindly supplied by Wendy davies. The card below has been supplied by Grimaud of Paris, and the design is known from 1906. The elegant 'Aunt Cath' has here been captured on an emulsion which is starting to separate at the edges from the card. It is a high gloss finish, again one of the derivatives of the carbon or bromide processes.
The slightly larger card below with the smaller than standard print follows the trend at this time to give greater surrounding space to the image. The addresses should signify a period between 1903 and 1905.
This example also from Wendy Davies.
The ornamented display of the name in white ink under the image, and the embossed matt cards below with chamfered but unpainted edges tell us that they are firmly in the Edwardian period. This is supported by the style of the lady's blouse, and the number 9457 on the back of the first.
