Scotland
Found in 168 Collections and/or Records:
5 Lectures on geology, c1879
Notes and text for five lectures on geology. Sir Archibald Geikie placed civilisation, religion and mythology in the context of geological development, looking at geolgical formations and the processes and materials involved in their creation.
12 stereo views of Scotland, 1891, B. W. Kilburn, Littleton NH
A procession of Scottish History. Burn Murdoch's frieze of Scottish Kings., 1906
A frieze created by William Gordon Burn-Murdoch showing the Succession of Scottish Kings and the Principal Figures of their Reigns, from the Time of Duncan and MacBeth, in their Proper Arms and Costumes. This frieze was displayed in the Scotland Room at the Outlook Tower. A small reproducation was shown in Geddes' "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition."
A procession of Scottish History. Burn Murdoch's frieze of Scottish Kings., 1906
One portion of the item Coll-1167/B/7/1 was carved in white marble intended for a frieze around Edinburgh Castle Esplanade's reservoir.
Account of the value of Scots money, c 1914
Old facsimile of an account of the value of Scots money, showihg the value of pure silver, alloy and Scots money, under the heading "A Pound Weight of Silver Coin consisted of.." - arranged in columns and dated according to Statutes issued between 1107 and 1756.
Album of sketches by James Skene of Rubislaw
Amos Cruickshank, 1870s-1930s
Portrait of Amos Cruickshank a 19th century Scottish Shorthorn cattle breeder.
An Old Scotch Shepherd-Aged 104, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of an elderly Scottish shepherd, aged 104, sitting on a bench with several sheep skins on his lap in the late 19th or early 20th century.
Andrew Carnegie, 1870s-1930s
Four photographs and an article on Andrew Carnegie from the early 20th century. One photograph shows him in his office in New York; the Castellated Mansion in northern Scotland where he lived in his later life; the city of Pittsburgh, where he accumulated his fortune; and a caracature of him by C. de Fonaro.