A groom holding a horse, photographed by Duncan Brown c 1858. Many of Glasgow's wealthier families maintained their own stables in the 19th century, keeping horses for riding or to pull private carriages.
Duncan Brown (1819-1897) was a talented amateur photographer whose work documents aspects of Glasgow life from the 1850s until the 1890s.
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Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow School of Art Archives
Keywords:
grooms, horses, stables, top hats, uniforms