These two children had their photograph taken on a beach near North Berwick. In the late Victorian period amateur photography was still quite technically demanding and few families could afford the equipment or time required - both appear bored with the process.

This image was printed from a 1/2 plate glass negative. The photograph is of a girl (left) and a boy (right) sitting on a sandy bank. Both are dressed in holiday clothes, but with coats, gloves and hats.

This photograph is part of a family collection made from the 1880s-1900s. Dr Richardson settled at North Berwick. He photographed family members, trips and events and, when his son founded North Berwick Museum, the collection was deposited there. It now provides glimpses of upper middle class life of the period.