Geddes, Alasdair, 1891-1917 (geographer and sociologist)
Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:
Potterrow, looking northwest, c 1890-c 1910
Princes Street Gardens, the New Town and its Northern Edge, c 1890-c 1910
5 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes within the Princes Gardens, the New Town and its northern edge, Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.
Reid's Close, Canongate, c 1890-c 1910
Reid's Close. South side of the Canongate. Not to be confused with Reid's Court (Coll-1167/B/26/5/15-18). Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.
Reid's Close, Canongate, c 1890-c 1910
Reid's Close. Almost identitcal to Coll-1167/B/26/5/19, but there are two separate slides. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.
Reid's Close, Canongate, c 1890-c 1910
Reid's Close. This close was situated a little to the west of Queensberry House. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.
Reid's Court, Canongate, c 1890-c 1910
Reid's Court, Canongate, c 1890-c 1910
Reid's Court from within the courtyard. Note that the original of The image was given no number. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.
Reid's Court, Canongate, c 1890-c 1910
Reid's Court from within the court looking north and north-east. A group of children stand at the end of the shadow cast by a building. Previous cataloguers (1990s) have tried to arrange the pictures so that they form a logical sequence, but the order in which they were photographed is almost impossible to establish. As this image shows the east side of Reid's Court, it could have been taken from the south west, but it is uncertain. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.
Reid's Court, Canongate, c 1890-c 1910
Reid's Court from within the court. This picture could not have been taken from the south east corner of the court because the photograph has been taken looking towards the east side of the court. A group of children stand at the doorway.Note that, although five original envelopes with the inscription "Reid's Court" have survived, including that for print Coll-1167/B/26/12/5, there are only four negative showing this location. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.
South Gray's Close, c 1890-c 1910
St. Patrick's Church. Entered from the Cowgate. Built in 1772-1773 as a 'qualified' Episcopal Chapel. Bought by the Roman Catholic Church in 1856. Handwritten title by R. Dykes.
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