Morton, just thinking out loud here and in no way trying to disrespect, the breed you own and breed. A breed i much admire but looking at those early photos, i'd say the Bedlington as a type and a type, that then, as now, stood out as different. And that different seems, in the photos i've seen, more uniform than any other 'breed' around then.
Tommy Dobsons old Beddys were peas in a pod and that picture showing Rawlinsons dog would pass for a working Beddy of today. They certainly dont look like the worker to worker type of other terrier types around then.
So my question is, was the Bedlingt