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Aberdeen
Harbour Board
Aberdeen University
About 6,000 glass plate negatives, from the 1880s to the 1930s,
mainly of the harbour and Aberdeen city. For more details see
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Robert Moyes Adam
St Andrews University Library Special
Collections
Over 15,000 negatives, principally photographs of landscapes
1885-1967. For further details see the St
Andrews University website.
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Clyde Navigation Trust
Glasgow City Archives
Over 1,000 photographs of the river Clyde, and places associated
with it, c.1850-c.1970. Catalogued at Glasgow City Archives.
Many of the best images appear in John F. Riddell, Clyde
Navigation (Edinburgh, 1979). Some images are available
on the Virtual
Mitchell website.
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Glasgow City Archives: General Photographic
(P) Series
Glasgow City Archives
Over 10,000 photographs, mainly of people, places and buildings
in the Glasgow area, c.1870-c.1980. Fully catalogued and indexed
(on computer database) at Glasgow City Archives. A large selection
of images is also available on the Virtual
Mitchell website.
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Glasgow Corporation Assessor’s Department
Glasgow City Archives
Over 2,000 photographs of buildings and streets in Glasgow,
c.1925-1940. A leading source of photographs of Art Deco buildings.
Fully catalogued and indexed (on computer database) at Glasgow
City Archives. A large selection of images is also available
on the Virtual
Mitchell website.
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Glasgow
Corporation Architect’s Department
Glasgow City Archives
Around 5,000 photographs, mainly of buildings, streets and living
conditions in Glasgow, c.1890-1975 Fully catalogued and indexed
(on computer database) at Glasgow City Archives. A large selection
of images is also available on the Virtual
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Michael Peto Collection
Dundee University Archives
Photo-journalistic collection. 128,000 items, c. 1940s-1970.
Major themes include pre and post–war Britain and Eastern
Europe; the arts, including Royal Ballet. Partially catalogued
and indexed. For further details check the Dundee
University Archives web site.
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William Ralston & Co.
Glasgow City Archives
Over 200,000 negatives from Scotland's leading industrial
photographer, mainly of the Glasgow area, especially shipbuilding,
c.1935-1985 The firm’s order books are held by Glasgow City
Archives, and there is a partial card file index.
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St Andrews University Library Miscellaneous
Collections
St Andrews University Library Special
Collections
Over 50,000 images of various kinds in this important centre
for the work of early Scottish photographers, from 1870s to
the 1980s. For further details see the St
Andrews University website.
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Valentines of Dundee
St Andrews University Library Special
Collections
Around 120,000 negatives of landscape photographs and picture
postcards, from the well-known company, c.1870-1970. For further
details see the St
Andrews University website.
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Whyte Collection
Highland Photographic Archive
Over 100,000 photographs of Inverness and the Highlands, c.1890-1990,
from a local photographic studio. Research must be undertaken
at the Highland Photographic Archive. For details see the
Highland
Photographic Archive website.
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George Washington Wilson
Aberdeen University Library Special
Collections and Archives
A pioneer photographer, whose photographs are well known throughout
Scotland and abroad. For more details see the Aberdeen
University website.
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1.
Can I carry out photographic research online?
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Where can I find aerial photographs of places in Scotland?
3.
How do I trace the photograph of a particular ship?
For information about the development of
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