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Description: | Robert Burns was born at Alloway near Ayr on the 25th January 1759 in a cottage which his father had built with his own hands. The poet's father sold the cottage in 1781 and it was used as a public house until May 1881. By this time it had become a place of pilgrimage for Burns enthusiasts from around the world.
Carte de visite cards were produced to be sold or exchanged and were collected in elaborate albums, specially made for the purpose, often with window mounts to display the cards. This carte de visite card dates from the 1870s when they were at the height of their popularity.
This carte de visite card was produced by John Humphrey of Kilmarnock, a local photographer, possibly as a souvenir for visitors to Burns Cottage. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Dumfries & Galloway Council - Nithsdale Museums | Temporal: | 1860-01-01 - 1880-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Reverse of a carte de visite card of Bur | Go to resource |
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