Squalor and Romance, c 1914
Scope and Contents
8 photographic prints from Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh were exhibited in this section. These are catalogued within the "Photographs for the Survey of Edinburgh" series. (See Coll-1167/B/26/3/6; Coll-1167/B/26/5/10-11, 13 and 20; Coll-1167/B/26/19/9; Coll-1167/B/26/20/4 and 11 - glass plate negatives, and; Coll-1167/B/27/3/6; Coll-1167/B/27/3/6; Coll-1167/B/27/5/10-11 and 20; Coll-1167/B27/19/9; Coll-1167/B/27/20/4, photographic prints).
Dates
- Creation: c 1914
Creator
- From the Fonds: Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932 (biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
French
Hebrew
Latin
Dutch
Flemish
Partial Extent
From the Series: 208 illustration : maps, plans, engravings, lithographs and photographic prints
Partial Extent
From the Series: 332 Photographic Prints
Partial Extent
From the Series: 284 35mm photographic film negatives
Partial Extent
From the Series: 276 glass plate negative
Processing Information
Items which were recorded in this section of the printed legacy catalogue the "Papers of Sir Professor Patrick Geddes" (1998) were described twice, once in the papers catalogue and then again in volume two of the catalogue which covered the photographs of the "Survey of Edinburgh". The catalogue listing in the papers does not refer to a physical items but cross-refers to the catatalogue of photographs from the survey of Edinburgh. These can now be found within the "Survey of Edinburgh" photographs series - see Coll-1167/B/26-28. The series heading is retained here to indicate the exhibition arrangement only.
Geographic
Repository Details
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