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Photograph of the interior of an abattoir in Middlesborough, [England] in the early 20th century showing sheep and pig carcasses hanging in rows from hooks and Longhorn cattle carcasses lying on the ground beneath them.

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Photograph of the Cleveland Bay stallion, "Fidius Dius" (Foale 1 1871) standing next to a brick building in the early 20th century. This stallion is 'an excellent type of Chapman horse and was owned by H Y Webster of Northallerton.'

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Two illustrations of John Booth's cow "Birthday" at four years old and the Booth cow "Vivandiere" at five years old bred by John Outhwaite, Bainesse, Yorkshire, England in the 18th or 19th century.

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Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.

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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Tempest Anderson concerning the supply of photographs for Geikie's forthcoming book on British volcanoes. Anderson lists a selection of locations which he can supply photographs for and asks Geikie to confirm if he requires any soon as he is going to Switzerland.

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Photograph of three Penistone ewes in a sheep pen standing next to a stone wall in the snow in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of a Penistone ram standing in a sheep pen in the snow in the early 20th century. It was the property of J. Turner of Boardhill near Penistone, England.

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Photograph of a Penistone ram's head.

Scope and Contents First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them...

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Photograph of six six-inch pans of seeding heather from seeds picked on Bonaly Hill in February 1916, except for pan number five which was from seed from a Yorkshire moor.