Figure 1.--Here are the various CDVs included in the Cambridge family albumn including both the children and parents.

One very useful aspect of this wonderful CDV albumn collection is that the portraits are all dated. Many images HBC has acquired ar not dated, thus this is a very important addition to the HBC archive. This albumn provides a very reliable record of when the fashions depicted here were actually worn. It is also a fascinating reord of how the clothing of each child varied over time. The images begin April 30, 1863 with two CDVs taken at Mayland of Cambridge. Alan was about 1 year old and Charlie was about 2-3 years old. It is a wonderful dated record of clothing styles during the 1860s and 70s.

April 30th 1863 - 2 Cdvs by Mayland of Cambridge

Alan about 1 year old

Charlie about 2-3 years old

July 1864 - 3 Cdvs by the London Stereoscopic and Photograph Company

'S.S' The father

'S.S' and Bertie in his mothers arm - less than one year old. Perhaps the father and mother shared the same initials

Charlie about 4 years old

May 1866 - 4 Cdvs by Mayland of Cambridge

Alan about 5 years old

Bertie about 2 years old

Charlie about 6 years old

Ethel about 3 years old

August 1866 2 Cdvs by Mr John Thorp of St Leonards

Grace about one year old - possibly twins

Nellie about one year old

August 1866 1 Cdv by Mayland of Cambridge

Mrs 'S.S'

October 1868 5 Cdvs by Mayland of Cambridge

Bertie about 4 years old

Gracie about 2 years old

Nellie about 3 years old

Mrs 'S.S' and Guy less than one year old - 2 poses

May 1869 1 Cdvs by Mayland of Cambridge

Ethel about 6 years old

March 1870 - 1 Cdv by Mayland but at the studio of T.R.Williams, Regent Street, London

Charlie about 10 years old

1871 - 2 Cdvs by Hills & Saunders, Cambridge

Mr 'S.S'

Mrs 'S.S'

July 1872 - 2 Cdvs by Hennah & Kent of Brighton

Charlie about 11 years old - 2 poses

June 1873 - 2 Cdvs by Hills & Saunders, Cambridge

Connie about 3 years

Florrie about 1 year old

August 1873 - 6 Cdvs by Hennah & Kent of Brighton

Alan about 11 years old

Bertie about 9 years old

Ethel about 10 years old

Guy about 6 years old

Nellie about 8 years old

Gracie about 7 years old

June 1875 - 2 Cdvs by Hennah & Kent of Brighton

Connie about 5 years old

Grace about 9 years old