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Title
The great Tichborne Trial, ca. 1874 / The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
Creator
London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co. Ltd.
Call number
DGB 19
Level of description
fonds
Date

ca. 1874
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Photographs
Reference code
845113
Issue Copy
Digitised
Physical Description
1 album (74 photographs and 1 photographic print) - cartes-de-visite, albumen print, leather-bound album - 15.5 x 24.5 cm (album)
Scope and Content
The collection includes photographs of the claimant, Arthur Orton, the jury, barristers and judges associated with the case, members of the Orton and Tichborne families, and related portraits and views. A number of the photographs are from original drawings.

1a
' " The claimant " / Sketch taken in court, June, 1871 '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Photograph of sketch ]
1b
' The Gentlemen of the Tichborne Jury '
[ Tichborne v. Lushington in the Court of Common Pleas, 10th May 1871 - 6th March 1872 ] print below image on c.d.v. See black & white photograph at PXN 716.
2a
' Captain Dennis R. N. / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
2b
' Henry Deedes Esquire etcetera etcetera / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
3a
' Honorable H.D. Ryder / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
3b
' Col. Aikman V.C. etcetera etcetera / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
4a
' Captain Aikman V.C. etcetera etcetera / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
4b
' P.F. Morgan Esquire etcetera etcetera / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
5a
' Thos. Taylor Esquire etcetera etcetera / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
5b
' Edward Clark Esquire etcetera etcetera / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
6a
' Captain J. Simpson R.N. etcetera etcetera / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
6b
' B.M. Power Esquire etcetera etcetera / ( Tichborne Jury ) '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
7a
' Guildford Onslow '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v.
7b
' W.H. Whalley Esquire M.P. '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
8a
' Lord Chief Justice Bovill '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
8b
' The claimant of the Tichborne Batonetcy '
Printed below image on c.d.v. ' The Claimant taken / in Australia ' handwritten below image on mount
9a
' The claimant of the Tichborne Baronetcy '
Printed below image on c.d.v. ' The Claimant taken / in Paris ' handwritten below image on mount
9b
' " Sir Roger C.D. Tichborne Bart " / The claimant / ( new portrait )
Printed below image on c.d.v. " The Claimant taken / in London ' handwritten below image on mount
10a
' The Claimant 's wife '
Handwritten below image on mount
10b
' also son '
Handwritten below image on mount
11a
' Mr Orton, Sen., late of Wapping '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Photograph of portrait ]
11b
' Mr Orton, Sen., late of Wapping '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Photograph of portrait ]
12a
' Mr Charles Orton, / eldest brother of Arthur Orton '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
12b
' Mr George Orton, / brother of Arthur Orton '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
13a
' Mrs Jury, sister of / claimant '
Handwritten below image on mount
13b
' Serjeant Ballantine '
printed below image on c.d.v.
14a
' Chapman Barber '
Handwritten below image on c.d.v. ' Serjeant Parry ' handwritten below image on mount compare No.33b
14b
' Mr F.W. Baigent, / from a sketch taken in court '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Photograph of sketch ]
15a
' - Gibbs, solicitor / Melbourne / Wagga Wagga / attorney '
Handwritten below image on mount
15b
' - Rouse / Landlord of the Swan, Alresford '
Handwritten below image on mount
16a
' Morgan the Bushranger / for whose head £ 2000 was offered, / ( taken after death ) '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Morgan died 1865 ref. Australian encyclopaedia Sydney, 1965, v.2, p.220 ]
16b
' Claimant's but at / Wagga Wagga '
Handwritten below image on mount
17a
' The Dowager Lady Tichborne '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
17b
' Roger Charles Tichborne, / alleged to have been lost in the ' Bella " '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Photograph of portrait ? ]
18a
' The " Bella " sailed from Rio 20th April 1854. Wrecked 26th April 1854 / Only one passenger on board, Roger C. Tichborne '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
18b
' The alleged " rightful heir " age 5 years / ( Son of the late Sir A. Tichborne, Bart. ) '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Photograph of portrait ? ]
19a
' The last Tichborne Baronet '
Printed below image on c.d.v. ' Sir A.J. Tichborne Bart. ' Handwritten below image on mount
19b
' Lady Doughty '
Handwritten below image on mount
20a
' The Attorney General '
Handwritten below image on mount ' Sir I. Coleridge for the Heir / Attorney General ' handwritten below image on mount
20b
' Sir H. James '
Handwritten below image on mount
21a
' Gosford '
Handwritten in pencil on back of c.d.v. ' Vincent Gosford ' handwritten below image on mount
21b
' Frederick Bowker '
Handwritten below image on mount
22a
' Tichborne House, Tichborne '
Printed below image on c.d.v. ' Tichborne House, Alresford / Hants ' handwritten below image on mount
22b
' Country seat of Thomas Castro - / Wagga Wagga New South Wales '
written along lower edge of sketch. [ Photograph of sketch ]
23a
' The Honorable Justice Luch / Court of Queen's Bench '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
23b
' The Lord Chief Justice of England '
Printed below image on c.d.v. ' Sir Alexander Cockburn ' handwritten below image on mount
24a
' The Honorable Justice Mellor / Court of Queen's Beach '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
24b
' The trial jury '
[ The Queen v. Thomas Castro in the Court of Queen's Bench, 23rd April 1873 - 28th February 1874 ] Handwritten below image on mount. Key to the photograph is printed on back of the c.d.v. See black & white photograph at PXN 716
25a
' Mr Dickens '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' H.F. Dickens ' handwritten below image on mount
25b
' Mr Shepherd '
Handwritten in pencil on back of c.d.v. ' J.G. Sheppard ' handwritten below image on mount
26a
' Mr Franklin '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' J.R. Franklin ' handwritten below image on mount
26b
' Mr Winter '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' G.B. Winter ' handwritten below image on mount
27a
' Mr Dowcra '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' Mr Dowcra ' handwritten below image on mount
27b
' Mr Taylor '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' W.J. Taylor ' handwritten below image on mount
28a
' Mr Edwards '
Handwritten in pencil on back of c.d.v. ' R. Edwards ' handwritten below image on mount
28b
' Mr Richardson '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' W.H. Richardson ' handwritten below image on mount
29a
' Mr Turner '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' J. Turner ' handwritten below image on mount
29b
' Mr Dunsby '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' C. Dunsby ' handwritten below image on mount
30a
' Mr Parsons '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' J. Parsons ' handwritten below image on mount
30b
' Mr Paige '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v. ' W. Paige ' handwritten below image on mount
31a
' Master Cockburn '
Handwritten in pencil on back of c.d.v. ' Mast. Cockburn ' handwritten below image on mount
31b
' Mr Hawkins. Q.C. '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
32a
' J.J. Cooper Wyld '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
32b
' Dr Kenealy, Q.C. '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
33a
' Patrick McMahon Esquire M.P. '
Printed below image on c.d.v. ' with Kenealy ' handwritten below image on c.d.v.
33b
' Mr Serjent Parry '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
34a
' I.C. Mathew Esquire Q C '
Handwritten on back of c.d.v.
34b
' Mr Jean Luie, / Steward of the " Osprey "
Printed below image on c.d.v. For inscriptions on face and back of .c.d.v. See black & white photograph at PXN 716
35a
' The Lord Chief Justice / of the Court of Common Pleas '
Printed below image on c.d.v.
35b
' Luie '
Handwritten in pencil on back of c.d.v. ' Jean Luie ' handwritten below image on mount
36a
' The last man of the Tichborne Jury by George Cruikshank. See over, for extract from Times A.D. 1930 '
Printed below image on c.d.v. This appears to be a mock extract and a black & white photograph of the back of the c.d.v. is filed at PXN 716
36b
' Caught at Westminster. A " Wapping " native '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Photograph of sketch ]
37a
' Newgate / Ye real Tichborne bonds '
Printed below image on c.d.v. [ Photograph of sketch ]
37b
[ Paper seller holding advertisement for the ' Evening Standard ' with banners ' The claimant ordered into custody for perjury. The Tichborne Case finished ]
38a
Omitted
38b
Omitted
39
[ Party playing croquet in front of unidentified residence ] Albumen print
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Finding Aids
Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
Description source

Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009
General note

The album is untitled; titled from Christie's auction catalogue.

Engravings from photographs of key figures in the case are reproduced in 'The Graphic', Jan-June, 1874, special supplement, pages [22-23]

Keyword subjects:
Bella (ship)
Oldham & Cooper
Watkins & Haight
Watkins, Herbert
Digital order no:Album ID : 950283
Signatures / Inscriptions

The majority of the photographs are titled in ink on mount beneath image; a number have titles printed or handwritten on border beneath image; four include printed information on reverse sides.
Attributions / conjectures

Most of the cartes-de-visite are by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company and the remainder are by Oldham & Cooper, Birmingham (no. 10a, 10b), Watkins & Haight, London (no. 24b), Herbert Watkins, London (no. 31a) and Lock and Whitfield (no. 34b)
Date note

Undated; dated approximately from the end of the second trial.
Creator/Author/Artist
Lock and Whitfield
Name
Orton, Arthur, 1834-1898
Morgan, Daniel, 1830-1865
Tichborne family
Subject
Carte de visite photographs.
Trials--England.
Imposters and imposture.
Doughty-Tichborne, Roger Charles, 1829-1854
Photograph albums.
Portrait photography.
Topic
juries
judges
court officials (law)
court procedures
views
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