Advent Calendar

This year’s Advent calendar takes the theme of oceans and coastlines, in support of the Dive In! Protecting Our Ocean exhibition at the Wardlaw Museum… Read More »Advent Calendar 2021

Girls pulling Christmas cracker, ca.1950 (GMC-EC-11b). A 5×4 ins. plate glass negative from the George M Cowie Collection. Our last image brings us in from… Read More »December 25: Girls pulling Christmas cracker, ca.1950.

Icicles on Stob Binnein (Binean), January 1908 (RMA-S-464B). A quarter plate (4.25×3.25 ins.) film negative from the Robert Moyes Adam Scottish Landscape Photography Collection. Robert… Read More »December 24: Icicles on Stob Binnein (Binean), January 1908

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

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