Scope and Contents Another photograph of potential garden ground, which also shows a coat hanging up. Was this a custom of the photographer when photographing sites of Geddes' garden schemes? Handwritten title on the original envelope containing the corresponding glass plate negatives was written by Alasdair Geddes. 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...

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Said to the back of the High Street (south side) between Niddry Street and Blackfriars Street, taken from some point between the Cowgate and High Street.

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Said to the back of the High Street (south side) between Niddry Street and Blackfriars Street, taken from some point between the Cowgate and High Street.

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Said to be a precint between High Street tenements and Tron Square Two children in the foreground. There is a note on the envelope of the negative which reads "These I should like to be taken again some day" with an illegible signature, possibly "J.B Strong" or "Sim" or "J.B.S.M." Unfortunately, the writer did not note an appropriate title.

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Said to be a precint between High Street tenements and Tron Square Two children in the foreground. There is a note on the original envelope of the corresponding negative which reads "These I should like to be taken again some day" with an illegible signature, possibly "J.B Strong" or "Sim" or "J.B.S.M." Unfortunately, the writer did not note an appropriate title.

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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 by R. Dykes.

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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.

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A series of a random selection of prints, many appear to be duplicate copies of other images, relating to Edinburgh, Scotland and elsewhere which were added to the teaching collection at the Outlook Tower at some point after Patrick Geddes' death and before 1990. Some are marked and are therefore copyright of W. Reid; Balmain Photographers, Edinburgh; and The Scotsman - some of these may belong in Coll-1167/C/2

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Calton Road looking East. The Governor's House, the only remaining part of the old Jail, is at the top of the picture. Handwritten title by R. Dykes. A print from this glass plate negative was included in the "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/13.

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Calton Road looking East. The Governor's House, the only remaining part of the old Jail, is at the top of the picture. 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 "New Town of Edinburgh" section of Geddes' replacement "Cities and Town Planning Exibition". See Coll-1167/B/13.