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Collection of photographs relating to electricity generation in Glasgow, Scotland
551 2534
Description Collection of photographs relating to electricity generation in Glasgow, Scotland
Date c. 1910 to 1990
Collection Collection of photographs relating to electricity generation in Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 2534
Category All Other
Scope and Content Brown leather clothed album containing 30 mounted silver gelatin photographs, mostly by W Ralston, relating to electricity generation in Glasgow in the 1910s. Images of construction work and electricity generation sites at Dennistoun, Kinning Park, Buchanan Street, Osbourn Street, Cathedral Street and Dalmarnock. Album also includes 2 photographs of Glasgow Corporation electric vehicles at Mathieson Road Garage. Also, loose photographs and notes including two large photographs of electric lighting for the 1911 Scottish National Exhibition; photograph of opening ceremony at power station; interior view of station (3 copies); 2 views of illumination of Glasgow Municipal Buildings; photograph of turbo-alternators of the Tummel Bridge Station Power House; postcard view of tearoom with electric lights; 6 colour photographs of modern buildings in Glasgow. Also, notes on Jubilee temporary lighting cable and Peace Celebrations 1919. Also, plan of Mazda 'J' Type Exterior Flood Lantern.
Archive History Purchased from Lyon and Turnbull, Sale 792, 19 June 2024, Lot 132.
System of Arrangement The Collection has not yet been fully catalogued.
Access Conditions Open, but note that access may be subject to conservation requirements. Please contact the archive to confirm access in advance of a visit.
Administrative History Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century.
Accruals No further accruals are expected.
Accession Number 2024/68
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