A very early moto photo this one. Identification was thankfully easy as a close look will reveal. A pity that a family's personal album got broken up but if there are no relatives or those that are aren't bothered then what is to be done?
I'm not sure who this chap is, he seems rather distinguished and certainly wealthy. The building looks quite academic in style, I am wondering if it is in Cambridge? There was a prominent naturalist by the name of Charles Swinhoe in Cambridge but he would have been 62 or 63 when these images were taken. Perhaps his son (or sons - looks like the same chap in each photo to me but the initials are different..)
Either way, nice photos and an unusual early photo that uses the motorcycle and rider in the composition of the image rather than as the subject.
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| A C Swinhoe with his 1901 Minerva. |
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| M C Swinhoe in 1901. |
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