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Photograph Album No 2: SWANSTON ALBUM Amateur Album, red leather and linen book format. Registered Trade Mark S 1033 Amateur views of Swanston village and surrounding area. Insc: (front cover on note ...

PA 2

Description Photograph Album No 2: SWANSTON ALBUM Amateur Album, red leather and linen book format. Registered Trade Mark S 1033 Amateur views of Swanston village and surrounding area. Insc: (front cover on note paper) 'John Cochrane. The tropics vanish; And me seems that I from Halkerside; from topmost Allermuir; On steep Caeketton, dreaming, gaze again. From J.B.[?]. 1907-08'

Date c. 1907 to 1908

Collection General Collection. Photograph Albums.

Catalogue Number PA 2

Category All Other

Copies PA 2/21V

Scope and Content Album of 49 amateur photographs - many of unidentified places, but generally associated with Swanston village. Purchased 28th May 1987, bought at auction from Phillips. Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/10"

Accession Number 1987/11

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/384544

Collection Hierarchy - Batch Level

Collection Level (551 87) General Collection. Photograph Albums.

> Batch Level (PA 2) Photograph Album No 2: SWANSTON ALBUM Amateur Album, red leather and linen book format. Registered Trade Mark S 1033 Amateur views of Swanston village and surrounding area. Insc: (front cover on note paper) 'John Cochrane. The tropics vanis

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
Print Room PA 2/1/2 View of Swanston Cottage, Swanston. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.2: SWANSTON ALBUM. c. 1908 Item Level
Print Room PA 2/1V View of Borestone, Edinburgh. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.2: SWANSTON ALBUM. c. 1908 Item Level
Print Room PA 2/2V/1 General view of Swanston PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.2: SWANSTON ALBUM. c. 1908 Item Level
Print Room PA 2/9/1 View of gravestone in unidentified location. Inscribed: 'Erected to the memory of William Stewart late Taksman of Balochnoick in the Parish of Drymen who departed this life on the 12th Oof July 1814 aged 59 years. Think passenger as you pass by and on my tombstone cast an eye, as you are now so once was I, as I am nou you soon must be.' c. 1908 Item Level
Print Room PA 2/13V/2 View of stone inscribed 'Sacred to the memory of a Covenanter who fought and was wounded at Rullion Green Nov.28, 1666, and who died the day after the Battle and was buried here by Adam Sanderson of Blackhill.' c. 1908 Item Level
Print Room PA 2/14/1 View of stone inscribed 'Here and nar to this place lyes the Reverend John Crookshanks and Mr Andrew McCormock ministers of the gospel and about ?forty other true covenanted presbyterians who were killed in this place in their own innocent self defence and in defence of the covenanted work of Reformation By Thomas Dalzeel of Bins upon the 28 day of November 1666 ?Rev erected September 1738.' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.2: SWANSTON ALBUM. c. 1908 Item Level
Print Room PA 2/14/2 View of Old Farmhouse, Swanston. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.2: SWANSTON ALBUM. c. 1908 Item Level

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