A Carter’s sleigh on Dominion Square, Montreal, ca. 1900 (JV-102721). A print from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. Valentines of Dundee produced prints and then postcards of topographical views for the…
Maiden Rock Snow Scene, St Andrews, New Year 1894 (JHW-C-84). A lantern slide from the John H Wilson Magic Lantern Slide Collection. John Hardie Wilson was a botanist and lecturer in the University of St Andrews from…
Heather Curtis, a first-year PhD student at the University of St Andrews, has won the Scottish Records Association’s Tunnock Prize – an award for an essay utilising archival research to expand our knowledge of Scottish…
Curling, 1878 (JV-645). A print from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. Curling is a winter sport that has a long history in Scotland. The first written evidence of curling appeared in a notary’s protocol…
Douglas firs in the snow, Birnam, December 1925 (RMA-H-1607). A half plate (6.5×4.75 ins.) glass negative from the Robert Moyes Adam Scottish Landscape Photography Collection. Birnam is the location of Great Birnam…
Kintail – the view from Ben Sgriol, ca. 1985 (HMB-P-224). A print from the Hamish Brown Mountaineering and Scottish Photography Collection. The view from Beinn Sgritheall (or Beinn Sgriol) was described by Sir Hugh…
The Pends, St Andrews in the snow, 1878 (JV-303-B). A coloured postcard from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. This view is particularly interesting to local residents as it shows the gateway to Priory House…
Kincraig, a winter study, the an Suidhe (Suie) black-faced sheep in Strathspey, January 1949 (RMA-H-9281). A half plate (6.5×4.75 ins.) glass negative from the Robert Moyes Adam Scottish Landscape Photography…
Law Mill. Bridge in Winter, ca.1910 (JHW-C-100). A lantern slide from the John H Wilson Magic Lantern Slide Collection. The first reference to the Law Mill dates from 1570. It was owned by the burgh of St Andrews for…
Lade Braes burn, St Andrews, November 1973 (AGC-33-51). A 35mm slide from the Andrew G Cowie St Andrews Photographic Collection. The Lade Braes walk follows the route of the old mill lade, the Kinness Burn, and runs…