Notable Potato Raisers, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/3273
Scope and Contents
Four portrait photographs of 'notable potato raisers' at the first potato exhibition and conference of the Scottish Horticultural Association in Edinburgh in October 1912. The men in the photographs are: John Niven, Madderty, Crieff; Archibald Findlay of Mairsland, Auchtermuchty; James Gardiner, M.P, Perth; and Donald McKelvie, Lamlash, Arran.
Dates
- Creation: 1870s-1930s
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Wallace, Robert, Professor, 1853-1939 (professor of agriculture and rural economy) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 50 boxes
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 3465 Photographic Slides
Physical Description
1 slide 81mm by 81mm
Dimensions
81mm by 81mm
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk