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Studio Portrait Two Soldiers 1914-1918

Studio Portrait Two Soldiers 1914-1918

The seated soldier is W Byers. The photograph w...
Salvesen Whaling Ship 1950s

Salvesen Whaling Ship 1950s

Donor number: 0024-001
Sailor On Board Salvesen Whaler, late 1950s

Sailor On Board Salvesen Whaler, late 1950s

James Aien on board the SA Briar. It was an eig...
Rolling Barrels In The Distillery Yard At Gorgie And Dalry 1991

Rolling Barrels In The Distillery Yard At Gorgie And Dalry 1991

The North British Distillery made large quantit...
Men Working In Alexandra Dry Dock 1992

Men Working In Alexandra Dry Dock 1992

The workers in this picture were probably emplo...
Man Working At Linotype Machine 1992

Man Working At Linotype Machine 1992

In 1992, Baker and Claremont was the last survi...
Delivery Horses At McEwan's Brewery Fountainbridge 1940

Delivery Horses At McEwan's Brewery Fountainbridge 1940

"My husband Tom Watson at the head of the sixth...
Young Brother And Sister Standing Outside House At 10 East Side, Prestonpans 1926

Young Brother And Sister Standing Outside House At 10 East Side, Prestonpans 1926

John Maley, aged six, with his sister Elizabeth...
Young Woman Taking A Break At Nelson's Printing Works On Corner Of Parkside Terrace c.1948

Young Woman Taking A Break At Nelson's Printing Works On Corner Of Parkside Terrace c.1948

Eileen MacMillan. Eileen MacMillan worked at...
Woman In Workclothes In Garden At Lochend 1940s

Woman In Workclothes In Garden At Lochend 1940s

Jean Combe. Jean Combe worked in the Leith R...
Miners' Wives Outing 1920s

Miners' Wives Outing 1920s

Ellen Thompson (far right). Donor number: 00...
Studio Portrait Young Man 1910

Studio Portrait Young Man 1910

"My father John Maley.. ..in Canada worked as ...
Greenland Mill On The Water Of Leith By Dean Bridge 1880

Greenland Mill On The Water Of Leith By Dean Bridge 1880

This photograph was taken through the arches of...
Greenland Mill 1880s

Greenland Mill 1880s

Gideon Walker was the miller. By day the mill g...
Feeding Hens Outside The Wages Office Of Blantyre Mill By The River Clyde c.1902

Feeding Hens Outside The Wages Office Of Blantyre Mill By The River Clyde c.1902

This building was still standing in 2003, but t...
Unidentified Watermill c.1900

Unidentified Watermill c.1900

Donor number: 0107-048
Middle Mill At Markinch c.1880

Middle Mill At Markinch c.1880

Middle Mill was run by Gideon Walker from the 1...
Rear Of Redhall Mill By The Water Of Leith, early 1900s

Rear Of Redhall Mill By The Water Of Leith, early 1900s

This is the new mill building, erected in 1900....
Front View Of Blantyre Mill In Lanarkshire, early 1900s

Front View Of Blantyre Mill In Lanarkshire, early 1900s

Behind the mill on the right can be seen chimne...
Studio Portrait Young Child, 11 Sept 1919

Studio Portrait Young Child, 11 Sept 1919

J Douglas Clayton, aged seven months. "This ...
Cooper At The Guinness Brewery In Dublin 1918

Cooper At The Guinness Brewery In Dublin 1918

James Tunnah, originally from Stockbridge, Edin...
Foundry Worker At Charles Laing & Sons In Beaverbank Place 1976

Foundry Worker At Charles Laing & Sons In Beaverbank Place 1976

John Laing. John is working with part of a t...
Foundry Worker At Charles Laing & Sons Foundry At Beaverbank Place 1976

Foundry Worker At Charles Laing & Sons Foundry At Beaverbank Place 1976

Jim Laing. Jim is at the cutting-off machine...
Casting Moulds At Charles Laing & Sons Foundry In Beaverbank Place 1976

Casting Moulds At Charles Laing & Sons Foundry In Beaverbank Place 1976

Alister, John, and Jim Laing. The three Lain...
Model Of Westside Plaza Cast In Bronze 1997

Model Of Westside Plaza Cast In Bronze 1997

The model is shown in the foundry yard at Charl...
Local Councillor Unveiling Bronze Cast Model Of Westside Plaza 1997

Local Councillor Unveiling Bronze Cast Model Of Westside Plaza 1997

The model was cast at Charles Laing & Sons Foun...
MacDonald & Muir Excise Warehouse, 27th Oct 1994

MacDonald & Muir Excise Warehouse, 27th Oct 1994

Looking east, excise warehouse no.35 on right, ...
Workers At J&J Gray Printers Print Room In Little King Street c.1930

Workers At J&J Gray Printers Print Room In Little King Street c.1930

Alexander Lauder (third right). Donor number...
Leith Dockers Facing Redundancy 1990

Leith Dockers Facing Redundancy 1990

From collection of R Clapperton who worked at L...
Workers At Wilson's Niddrie Mill c.1924

Workers At Wilson's Niddrie Mill c.1924

Andrew Paulin Short (sitting left). "My fath...