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… Read More »December 23: A Carter’s sleigh on Dominion Square, Montreal, ca. 1900
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… Read More »December 22: Maiden Rock Snow Scene, St Andrews, New Year 1894
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… Read More »Getting muddy with manuscripts
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… Read More »December 21: Curling, 1878
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.… Read More »December 20: Douglas firs in the snow, Birnam, December 1925
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… Read More »December 19: Kintail – the view from Ben Sgriol, ca. 1985
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… Read More »December 18: The Pends, St Andrews in the snow, 1878
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… Read More »December 17: Kincraig, a winter study, the an Suidhe (Suie) black-faced sheep in Strathspey, January 1949
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… Read More »December 16: Law Mill. Bridge in Winter, ca.1910
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… Read More »December 15: Lade Braes burn, St Andrews, November 1973
The Summit and Observatory, Ben Nevis, 1885 (JV-5393). A postcard from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British… Read More »December 14: The Summit and Observatory, Ben Nevis, 1885
The Albert Institute, Dundee, 1892 (JV-17199). A coloured postcard from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. The Albert Institute was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott… Read More »December 13: The Albert Institute, Dundee, 1892
