Ethnographic Photography in Scotland

1

Early History of
Photography

Page 1

Further Notes

2

Types of Camera and  Photo

Page 2

Further Notes

3

Photographic
Societies

Page 3

Further Notes

4

Professional
Photographers

Page 4

Further Notes

5

Collections of Photos and Books

Page 5

Further Notes

Other talks:    Ethnographic Postcards in Scotland

Other talks:    History of Photography

 

Edinburgh University, School of Literature, Language and Cultures, Celtic and Scottish Studies

2nd Year Lecture:  February 22, 2010  -  Ethnographic Photography

 

Ethnographic Photography  -  Page 5

 

Ethnographic Photography in Scotland

Photographic Collections

and

Books

 

Photographic Collections

See also 'Further Notes'

There are many collections of photographs in Edinburgh.  Here are some that might be of interest, based on my own experience in Edinburgh.

 

A few of the

Photographic Collections in Edinburgh

Collection

Comments

Subjects

1.

Edinburgh Room

Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge

No appointment needed

Edinburgh

2.

RCAHMS

16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh

No appointment needed

Buildings

Appointment needed

Aerial Photos

3.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

1 Queen Street, Edinburgh*

* Closed for refurbishment until late 2011

Appointment needed

Scottish + other photographers

4.

Museum of Edinburgh

142, Canongate, Edinburgh

Appointment needed

Scottish social history

5

Scottish Life Archive

Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street

Appointment needed

Scottish social history

6.

Living Memories Association

64/1, The Causeway

Appointment needed

Scottish social history

7.

School of Scottish Studies

27 George Square

Appointment needed

Scottish social history

8.

Scran

www.scran.ac.uk

Web-based

Subscription to see larger images

Wide range

Books

1.  Stenlake Publishing:

  • Stenlake books have a wide range of authors.  They cover villages and towns throughout Scotland and a few specialist themes, particularly transport.

  • Here are a few of the many titles:

-  Old Cramond

-  Old Dean and Stockbridge

-  Old Gorgie

-  Old Leith

-  Old North Berwick

-  Old Perth

-  Edinburgh Trams - The Last Years  Vols 1,2,3,4

-  Lost Railways of the Lothians

-  Steamers of the Forth Vols 1,2

-  The Union Canal: A Capital Asset

-  Wheels Around Edinburgh

  • These books include old photos, often taken from old postcards, published up to the 1930s*  together with a brief paragraph commenting on each photo.
    * Postcards published more recently are still copyright so are not normally used.

2.  Malcolm Cant Publications:

  • Malcolm Cant has been writing books on Edinburgh since 1984.  His more recent books (the last of which was published by Stenlake) include many previously unpublished photos from private collections.

  • Some recent titles: 

-  Marchmont, Sciennes and the Grange

-  Edinburgh Shops, Past and Present

-  Edinburgh People at Work and Leisure

-  South Edinburgh

-  Edinburgh's Old Town and its Environs

-  Edinburgh's New Town and its Environs

3.  Scotsman Publications:

  • Scotsman Publications publish 'The Scotsman' and the 'Evening News'.

  • Unfortunately, the archive of  'Evening News' photos was thrown out when the company moved premises in the 1960s.  However, good use has been made of the photos that have survived.

  • They appear regularly in special features in the 'Evening News' and in calendars, and many have been added to the SCRAN web site.

  • Titles of books featuring photos from the Scotsman Publications archive include:

-  Edinburgh Since 1900  Ninety Years of Photographs

-  Edinburgh  The Fabulous 50s

-  Living Memories  A Portrait of Edinburgh in the Last Century

4.  Books about Photographers:

  • Here are books about some of Edinburgh's better known photographers:.

   -  David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson (National Galleries of Scotland)

   -  George Washington Wilson - Artist and Photographer, 1823-93 (Roger Taylor)

   -  Thomas Begbie's Edinburgh - A Mid-Victorian Portrait (D Patterson + Joe Rock)

   -  Yerbury Photographic Collection - 1850-1993 (Malcolm Cant + Trevor E Yerbury)

5.  Other Collections

  • I've found that a good way to discover about photographic collections and the types of photo that they hold is to look at the credits beneath the photos that appear in books.

 

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Ethnographic Photography in Scotland

1

Early History of
Photography

Page 1

Further Notes

2

Types of Camera and  Photo

Page 2

Further Notes

3

Photographic
Societies

Page 3

Further Notes

4

Professional
Photographers

Page 4

Further Notes

5

Collections of Photos and Books

Page 5

Further Notes

Other talks:    Ethnographic Postcards in Scotland

Other talks:    History of Photography

 

 

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