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A glass plate negative showing an image of a map of the "Forth and Lothians", including Peebleshire. Poor quality image. It is assumed the 'shire' title was written on the original maps (images of which are shown in Coll-1167/B/26/23/13 and 14). The glass plate negatives had at some time been taken out of their original envelopes and inserted into new envelopes, with no inscriptions.

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A glass plate negative showing an image of a map of the "Forth and Lothians" including Peebleshire. Poor quality image. It is assumed the 'shire' title was written on the original maps (images of which are shown in Coll-1167/B/26/23/13 and 14). The glass plate negatives had at some time been taken out of their original envelopes and inserted into new envelopes, with no inscriptions.

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A glass plate negative showing an image of a data table recording a comparison of routes through Scotland with reference to the Forth and Clyde Canal. See correspondence in the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections relating to the development of canals in Scotland and the USA and describing a study carried out with George Guyo on proposed Forth and Clyde Canal (GB249 T-GED2/4/6; T-GED/7/10/13)

Scope and Contents A glass plate negative showing two drawings 1. Profile of Leven Route. 2. Reclaiming of land, Forth and Clyde canal, Leven Route. The document is evidently related to Coll-1167/B/26/23/17, but to understand the details, it would be necessary to see the original documents [not extant within the University of Edinburgh Collections]. See correspondence in the University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections relating to the development of canals in Scotland and the USA and describing a...

Scope and Contents Outlook Tower, Edinburgh Room. This L-shaped room, with the other "leg" at right-angles beyond the curtain on the left, accomodated the Patrick Geddes Centre for Planning Studies of the Unversity of Edinburgh, (c. 1989 - c. 2000). It was on the fourth floor of the Outlook Tower. The right-hand window commands a view of the Castle, the left-hand one of south Edinburgh to the Pentlands, and two others, at the end of the "leg" and behind the camera, down the Lawnmarket and over North Edinburgh....

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This image shows children working in garden. See series Coll-1167/B/26/10. Handwritten title by Alasdair Geddes.

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Children posed for photograph. There is no identification of either the children or the setting.

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Enlargment of middle part of image Coll-1167/B/26/4/4. Tron Square.

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4 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes within the Arthur's Seat area of Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.

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20 Glass plate negatives showing a variety of scenes within the 19th century outer suburbs of Edinburgh, which form part of Patrick Geddes' photographic survey of Edinburgh.