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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Clackmannanshire => Topic started by: nkbauer on Tuesday 06 November 12 23:24 GMT (UK)

Title: Completed. Thank You-Norval's Studio 36, Primrose St., Alloa
Post by: nkbauer on Tuesday 06 November 12 23:24 GMT (UK)

I recently saw the name of this studio on a old family photo. I think the picture may have been taken in the early 1900's. Is anyone familiar with this studio? Do you know when it was in business? The picture is B&W and glued on to a piece of cardboard with the name of the studio and its address at the bottom
Regards, Nan

Title: Re: Norval's Studio 36, Primrose St., Alloa
Post by: GrahamSimons on Tuesday 06 November 12 23:39 GMT (UK)

This site will sell you the info for 99p: http://www.victorianphotographers.co.uk/

You may well find this site useful http://www.rogerco.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/time/time.htm

If you post the photo and the back on here there will be experts who can help with dating....

Title: Re: Norval's Studio 36, Primrose St., Alloa
Post by: Seoras on Tuesday 06 November 12 23:47 GMT (UK)

There was a Norval's in nearby Dunfermline, established sometime between 1879 and 1885,possibly it was a branch of theirs.As Graham says post the front and back including edges and corners.

Title: Re: Norval's Studio 36, Primrose St., Alloa
Post by: nkbauer on Wednesday 07 November 12 14:38 GMT (UK)

Thank you GrahamSimons for giving me those two websites. Both were helpful especially the one which showed the fashions from the 1860's to 1950's. I can't wait to get a scanner so that the experts at Rootschat can verify my assumptions. Thanks for the tips, Graham and Seoras, on what to post for dating a picture.
Kind regards, Nan