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King's Wall Garden before cultivation.

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King's Wall Garden in process of cultivation. A woman and four children work with garden tools. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "Open Spaces as Gardens and Playgrounds" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/24.

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Said to be below Married Quarters, Johnston Terrace. Is this King's Wall Garden? Note that the orientation here is different from that in Coll-1167/B/27/10/1-9.

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National Gallery, west face. North face on left of print. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

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National Gallery, west face looking south to The Mound. Beyond, from the right, is Ramsay Gardens, Mound Place, New College with the steeple fo Tolbooth St. John's Church (Victoria Hall) behind. The Outlook Tower dome is just visible behind Mound Place. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

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The Art Galleries, viewed from the west side of the lower part of the The Mound. The National Gallery is on the right. The Royal Scottish Adademy is on the left behind it. Beyond it is a building in Princess Street and the spire of St. Andrew's Church, George Street. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.

Scope and Contents Lower part of The Mound, showing the National Gallery and the Royal Scottish Academy beyond. Beyond that, Princes Street, with the Life Association of Scotland building (demolised 1966/1967), and on the extreme left, the New Club, rebuilt in 1966. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "Mound Series" (See Coll-1167/B/14) and in the "Strata of...

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The Bank of Scotland is in the background. The Memorial is in memory of soldiers who were killed in the South African (Boer) Wall, 1899-1902. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes. A print from the corresponding glass plate negative was included in the "Mound Series" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/14

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Looking west towards New College, at that time the United Free Church College. The Bank of Scotland is on the right, Blackie House on the left. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes.

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The corner of High Street (Lawnmarket not visible) and Bank Street looking towards the Bank of Scotland. R. L Christie's jeweller's shop is still in existence (1989). "No.5" in the hand-written title on the original envelope must refer to the number of exposure, and not to any part of the scene. Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by R. Dykes.