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Yorkshire (England)

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881

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Identifier: Coll-74/8/4
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...
Dates: 1881
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Publication proofs and lecture syllabuses

Seedling Heather from Bonaly Hill, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1380
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Shorthorn Bull, "Royal Stuart" (40646), 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1327
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the Shorthorn bull, "Royal Stuart" (40646) standing in a field with farm buildings in the background n the late 19th or early 20th century. The bull was bred by T C Booth of Warlaby, Northallerton, England.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

The Old Shorthorn Country, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/2440
Scope and Contents

Map of Durham and Yorkshire regions of England showing 'the old Shorthorn Country' where Shorthorn cattle was bred from the 1700s onwards. Image reproduced from 'Thomas Bates and the Kirklevington Short-horns' book.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Thomas Booth of Killerby, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1236
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Thomas Booth of Killerby who bred Shorthorn cattle in the 18th and 19th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Warlaby House, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1237
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Drawing from a photograph 'taken by the author' [unknown] of Thomas Booth's residence, Warlaby House in 1892. This was the house he moved to in 1819 after leaving Killerby.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Yorkshire Sheepfold, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1637
Scope and Contents

Illustration of a sheepfold, a stone enclosure to house sheep, in Yorkshire.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection