MINTO, EARL OF
Neg. No: (GP) G 7982
Neg. Size: 12"x15"
Neg. Date: 04/7-04-1921 (CK!)

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Sitters: Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto (1891-1975), Marion, Countess of Minto, n�e Cook (d. 1974) with estate workers and school children.

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Biog: (Earl of Minto) Captain, Scots Guards; A.D.C. to Gov.-Gen. of Canada 1918-1919; (Countess of Minto) O.B.E. (1956); daughter of George William Cook of Westmount, Montreal; m. (1921) 5th Earl of Minto.

Date: 7 April 1921 (?)

Occasion: Estate workers welcome for 5th Earl Minto and his bride, on the occasion of their first visit to Minto House after their marriage in Montreal, 19 January 1921.

Location: Minto House, Hawick, Scotland.

Descr: Full length group.

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Photographer: (Probably) Lafayette Ltd., 11-12 Gordon Street, Glasgow.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Peerage; (Earl of Minto) The Times, 14 January 1975, p 16g; Who's Who; (Countess of Minto) The Times, 16 January 1974, p 18g and 29 January 1974, p 14h.

Occasion: The Times, 8 April 1921 p 7b.

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