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Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

America 1954: invitations refused, 1954

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/17/36
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to lecture and other invitations from various academic institutions in the United States and Canada to John Baillie, which he declined to accept.

Dates: 1954

American Gravitation System for Bacon Curing, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1553
Scope and Contents

Illustration of the American gravitation system for bacon curing in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

American Method of Cutting Up a Carcass of Beef Illustrated, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/587
Scope and Contents

Illustration of the American method of cutting up a carcass of beef.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

America's Fastest Racehorse, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1951
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the racehorse, "Morvich", that was owned by Mr. Benjamin Block and was claimed to be the fastest 'ever owned by America'. The text notes that Morvich was credited with running a half mile in 44.4-5 seconds.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Archaeological and historical notes on the construction of Teampull na Trionaid, 18 January 1871

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/136
Scope and Contents Archaeological and historical notes collected from John MacKinnon, Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist on the construction of Teampull na Trionaid. Included in the details are that the gable of the building fell down after people dug at the foundations to get the flagstone which were there. A man known as Uilleam Clachair, possibly William Paterson, who came from Assaint a Tua [Asainte/Assynt, Cataibh/Sutherland] to work at Baile Raghnaill/Balranald and Baile nan Caileach/Nunton...
Dates: 18 January 1871

Bates Shorthorn, USA, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/896
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a Bates Shorthorn bull in a wooded paddock in the early/mid 20th century United States of America.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Cheese and Butter Exported From United States, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/3338
Scope and Contents

Table of information on the quantity and value of cheese and butter exported from the United States during the years ended June 30, 1868-1904 to Canada and the United Kingdom.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Choice Bacon, U.S., 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/501
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a drift of pigs in a pen that are considered choice for bacon in the United States in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Correspondence from Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, 1874-1884

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/1
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden sub-series consists of:


  1. 51 letters, chronologically arranged (1874-1884)
  2. presscuttings, photographs, notices and notes
Dates: 1874-1884