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Judges, Officials And Exhibitors, Toy Dog Society Of Scotland Show, 1st Jan 1912

Judges, Officials And Exhibitors, Toy Dog Society Of Scotland Show, 1st Jan 1912

Photography - W Swanston, Leith Donor number...
The Kennedy Family Portrait 1890s

The Kennedy Family Portrait 1890s

Back left -Susan Kennedy. Susan Kennedy (later ...
The Five Men Of Faray c.1909

The Five Men Of Faray c.1909

(L-R) - James Groat, Robert Reid, John Harcus, ...
Couple Sitting In Front Of Peat Stack 1920s

Couple Sitting In Front Of Peat Stack 1920s

Robert Groat and his wife Ann (née Tulloch). ...
Family Portrait Saughton Mains Farm 1918

Family Portrait Saughton Mains Farm 1918

Mr and Mrs Robertson and family. Mrs M Watso...
Musselburgh Road Bowling Club Members With Trophy c.1936

Musselburgh Road Bowling Club Members With Trophy c.1936

Members of the Bowling Club on Musselburgh Road...
Members Of Home Guard In Front Of Waterworks In North London 1940

Members Of Home Guard In Front Of Waterworks In North London 1940

AF Moxon (far left), the father of Eileen Mitch...
Emigrant Family, late 1920s

Emigrant Family, late 1920s

Photograph taken not long after arriving in USA...
Studio Portrait Soldier Home On Leave With His Family 1918

Studio Portrait Soldier Home On Leave With His Family 1918

Charles Gilbert and his wife Alison, with their...
Group Portrait Soldiers 1918

Group Portrait Soldiers 1918

Thomas Ramsay (back row, left). Donor number...
Group Portrait Outside The Schoolhouse At Rendall In Orkney c.1904

Group Portrait Outside The Schoolhouse At Rendall In Orkney c.1904

William Wylie (left). William Wylie was born...
Charity Garden Party 1928

Charity Garden Party 1928

Donor number: 0100-002
Victorian Portrait Of Forfar Family c.1891

Victorian Portrait Of Forfar Family c.1891

"The young girl is Mary Jane Allan, born 1881, ...
Edwardian Gentleman Sitting In Greenhouse c.1910

Edwardian Gentleman Sitting In Greenhouse c.1910

Jim Muir. "Jim married Bell. Spent time in A...
Group Portrait Glasgow Police Officers 1920s

Group Portrait Glasgow Police Officers 1920s

John Young (back row, fourth left). Donor nu...
Young Girl Outside Robert Bros Fishmongers At Elm Row 1950

Young Girl Outside Robert Bros Fishmongers At Elm Row 1950

Elizabeth Brockie (née Clement). There was a...
Woman And Boy In Front Of Glasshouse c.1900

Woman And Boy In Front Of Glasshouse c.1900

Friends of the Walker Family of Bell's Mill, Ed...
Two Young Women Posing In Garden, late 1890s

Two Young Women Posing In Garden, late 1890s

(L-R) - Jessie and Nellie Walker. Jessie and...
Workers At Bell's Mill By The Water Of Leith c.1895

Workers At Bell's Mill By The Water Of Leith c.1895

Gideon Walker (front right) and Allan Walker (b...
Studio Portrait Minister's Wife 1870s

Studio Portrait Minister's Wife 1870s

Mrs Heddle was from Shetland and married an Epi...
Double-Exposure Portrait Man Seated, late 1890s

Double-Exposure Portrait Man Seated, late 1890s

Identity of the man unknown - he may have been ...
Cockenzie Fisherman At Sea On Trawler 1930s

Cockenzie Fisherman At Sea On Trawler 1930s

John Barber Donaldson. John Donaldson was fr...
Crew Of SS St Giles c.1903

Crew Of SS St Giles c.1903

George Fraser. George Fraser was the great g...
Confectionery Department Of Young Brothers' Oakfield Bakery At The Pleasance, 9 March 1933

Confectionery Department Of Young Brothers' Oakfield Bakery At The Pleasance, 9 March 1933

"This is a photo of my Granny Farquhar (front r...
Family Portait Sitting Outside House In Portree c.1860

Family Portait Sitting Outside House In Portree c.1860

The Todd Family. The Todds were Catriona And...
House Servants 1900s

House Servants 1900s

Donor number: 0123-007
Portrait Of Two Sisters 1890s

Portrait Of Two Sisters 1890s

(L-R) - Agnes and Robina Philp. "Robina was ...
Lorne Street Primary School Class Portrait c.1920

Lorne Street Primary School Class Portrait c.1920

Margaret Taylor (front row, third left). Mar...
Young Woman Sitting In Deckchair In Back Green At 39 Northfield Crescent 1959

Young Woman Sitting In Deckchair In Back Green At 39 Northfield Crescent 1959

Ruth Dunbar. Donor number: 0126-015
Victorian Tennis Players 1890s

Victorian Tennis Players 1890s

Emilie Elizabeth Grieve (née Surry) seated righ...