Edwin Smith (born Edwin George Herbert Smith) was an English photographer best known for his distinctive vignettes of English gardens, landscapes, and architecture. In 1935 he became a freelance photographer, working as a fashion photographer for Vogue for a short time. However, Smith concentrated his artistic efforts on subjects such as the mining community ofContinue reading “Stunning Vintage Black-and-White Photos by Edwin Smith”
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Amazing Photos by James Craig Annan From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
James Craig Annan (1864–1946) was a pioneering Scottish-born photographer and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. The son of the early documentary photographer Thomas Annan (who published Photographs of the Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow in 1878), J. Craig Annan apprenticed in his father’s photographic printing business. The firm specialized in the carbonContinue reading “Amazing Photos by James Craig Annan From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
35 Wonderful Photos Showing Life of Glasgow, Scotland in the 1960s
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area,Continue reading “35 Wonderful Photos Showing Life of Glasgow, Scotland in the 1960s”
22 Poignant Photos Showing Life in the Glasgow, Scotland Slum Known as the Gorbals in 1948
Up to 40,000 people lived in the notorious Glasgow slum of the Gorbals in the late 1940s. They live four, six, eight to a room, often 30 to a lavatory, 40 to a tap. At first sight, of an early morning, the Gorbals looks like any other poor area. Its flat, wide streets are linedContinue reading “22 Poignant Photos Showing Life in the Glasgow, Scotland Slum Known as the Gorbals in 1948”
Early Photographs of Streets of Glasgow From the Late 19th Century
Created between 1868 and 1871 as part of a commission from the City of Glasgow Improvements Trust, the Fife-born photographer Thomas Annan’s photographs of the working class areas of old Glasgow helped document the impoverished living conditions of the working class at the time. Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-mostContinue reading “Early Photographs of Streets of Glasgow From the Late 19th Century”
Vintage Photographs of Edinburgh, Scotland From the 1840s
In 1840s Edinburgh, painter David Octavius Hill and engineer Robert Adamson formed the city’s first photography studio, which created thousands of images until Adamson’s sudden death. They are best known for their wonderful portraits, but over the course of their sadly short partnership they also created quite a few city views. At a time whenContinue reading “Vintage Photographs of Edinburgh, Scotland From the 1840s”
70 Interesting Photos of Street Scenes in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Early 1960s
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland’s second-most populous city and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. RecognisedContinue reading “70 Interesting Photos of Street Scenes in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Early 1960s”
42 Incredible Colorized Photos of Scotland During the Victorian Era
The following images show Scottish cities, towns and attractions during the 1890s – and in color. They were created using the Photochrom technique pioneered by Photoglob Zürich AG, which sees color manually added to black and white negatives. The process was extremely time-consuming and required painstaking attention to detail, but the result was color postcardsContinue reading “42 Incredible Colorized Photos of Scotland During the Victorian Era”
60 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City council area, one of the 32Continue reading “60 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980”
42 Breathtaking Color Photos of Scotland in the Victorian Age
The following images show Scottish cities, towns and attractions during the 1890s – and in color. They were created using the Photochrom technique pioneered by Photoglob Zürich AG, which sees color manually added to black and white negatives. The process was extremely time-consuming and required painstaking attention to detail, but the result was color postcardsContinue reading “42 Breathtaking Color Photos of Scotland in the Victorian Age”
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