These are approximately half-plate negatives from the studio of Hills and Saunders. They are on roughly cut glass between 6 ½" x 4 ¾" and 6 ½" x 4 ¼". The images on the two plates show a difference in position with no change in subject, the two images on each single plate are the same. There are borders on three sides from the plate holder. On the fourth side are parts of the image from two other negatives. Possibly this was originally a 'four-up' negative and cut in half. The purpose could be to give a double rate of printing.

This is from the studio of Hills and Saunders. It has borders from the plate holder on all four sides and wire marks.

These are from the studio of Hills and Saunders. The negatives show three borders from the plate holder. Either they were cut from a whole-plate or were exposed in a whole-plate slide. Two of the negatives have been coated over only half of the plate. One negative has part of the background blocked out.