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Photograph Album No.133: The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903-1938 Dark green hard backed album, the front decorated and titled 'POSTCARDS', the end papers of coloured jugendstijl pattern and labell ...

PA 133

Description Photograph Album No.133: The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903-1938 Dark green hard backed album, the front decorated and titled 'POSTCARDS', the end papers of coloured jugendstijl pattern and labelled inside the back 'Marshall 6 Salisbury Place Edinr.' (listed there in 1903). 75 green pages slotted to hold at least 4 postcards each side. Most spaces are filled with unused postcards grouped topographically mainly of Scotland and the north of England. Also 3 woven silk cards of 1908 and 1911 exhibitions. A few unused cards reveal that this is probably a travel record of the MacKay family at 29 (and later 3) Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh. It also includes eight post cards in a series produced by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1903/4 on SY "Scotia" which show, 1. Capt Robertson and Mr Fitchie fixing Scotia's position; 2. Scotia sledge camp, S. Orkneys 1903; 3. Saddle Island, S. Orkneys where Capt. Weddell (Leith) landed 1823, and Scotia naturalists in 1903; 4. Ringed penguins - first arrivals at MacDougall Bay, S. Orkneys 1903; 8. Dr RNR Brown, Mr D Walton and Dr THH Pirie in Scotia's laboratory; 9. Mr RC Mossman and Scottish party at Omond House, Jessie Bay, built by the crew if the Scotia 1903/4; 11 Glacier ice-face on Pirie peninsula, Brown's Bay, S. Orkneys; 12. Scotia frozen up, wintering in Scotia Bay, March-November 1903. [Nos. 5,6,7,and 10 are nt present.] Other post cards show the Royal Review 1905; a series of portraits of Admirals (Nelson, Hardie, Collingwood, Duncan and Napier); Actors (Edward Compton, Lewis Waller, Martin Harvey, JG Taylor, Holbrook Blane, Pauline Chase, Nora Lancaster, Miss N de Silva, Miss Coleridge, Bessie Elder, Lily Brayton and Mr and Mrs Laurence Irving -Mabel Hackney) and scenes from plays "The Breed of the Treshams", "The Only Way", "The Unwritten Law", "A Cigarette Maker's Romance" and "Hamlet".

Date 1903 to 1938

Collection General Collection. Photograph Albums.

Catalogue Number PA 133

Category All Other

Copies PA 133/2/3, PA 133/21V/1, PA 133/21V/3, PA 133/21V/4, PA 133/22/1, PA 133/74/1, PA 133/25, PA 133/27/2, PA 133/11V, PA 133/15V, PA 133/22/2, PA 133/21/V/3, PA 133/6/1, PA 133/6/2, PA 133/7/1, PA 133/6V/2, PA 133/14V/1, PA 133/40V/1, PA 133/74/2, PA 133/74/3, PA 133/74/V/4, PA 133/1V/3, PA 133/8V/4, PA 133/12V/4, PA 133/17V/2, PA 133/16V/2, PA 133/12V/1, PA 133/5/3, PA 133/8V/3, PA 133/7/3, PA 133/8V/2, PA 133/9/1, PA 133/9/4, PA 133/12/3, PA 133/12V/2, PA 133/44V, PA 133/8V/1, PA 133/16V/1, PA 133/19/4, PA 133/9/2, PA 133/9/3, PA 133/8/4, PA 133/13/1, PA 133/13/4, PA 133/74V/1, PA 133/74V/2, PA 133/22/4, PA 133/7V/1, PA 133/12/1, PA 133/13/3, PA 133/11V/4, PA 133/7V/4, PA 133/7V/3, PA 133/6V/3, PA 133/2/4, PA 133/13V/2, PA 133/13V/3, PA 133/13V/1, PA 133/75V/2, PA 133/7V/2, PA 133/1V/2, PA 133/75/4, PA 133/6V/1, PA 133/6V/4, PA 133/73V/1, PA 133/32/1, PA 133/32V/4, PA 133/32V/1, PA 133/32/3, PA 133/32/1/3, PA 133/32V/2, PA 133/22V/3, PA 133/35V/2, PA 133/58/1, PA 133/58/2, PA 133/58/3, PA 133/58/4, PA 133/58V/1, PA 133/58V/2, PA 133/58V/3, PA 133/58V/4, PA 133/59/2, PA 133/59/3, PA 133/59/4, PA 133/59V/1, PA 133/59V/2, PA 133/59/1, PA 133/61/1, PA 133/57V/1, PA 133/57V/2, PA 133/57V/3, PA 133/55V/1, PA 133/55V/2, PA 133/56V/1, PA 133/56V/2, PA 133/56V/3, PA 133/57/1, PA 133/57/2, PA 133/57/3, PA 133/57/4, PA 133/61/3, PA 133/35V/1, PA 133/61/2, PA 133/41V/1, PA 133/25V/2, PA 133/25V/4, PA 133/41, PA 133/40V/3, PA 133/34V, PA 133/42V/4, SC 1226210, PA 133/42V/1, PA 133/42V/2, PA 133/42V/3, PA 133/43/1, PA 133/43/2, PA 133/43/3, PA 133/43/4, PA 133/22V/2, PA 133/18V/1, PA 133/20/2, PA 133/20/3, PA 133/19V/2, PA 133/18/1, PA 133/18/4, PA 133/17V/3, PA 133/17V/4, PA 133/17/2, PA 133/17/3, PA 133/17/1, PA 133/17V/1, PA 133/20/1, PA 133/18V/3, PA 133/18V/2, PA 133/18V/4, PA 133/19/1, PA 133/19/2, PA 133/19/3, PA 133/19V/1, PA 133/23/1, PA 133/23/3, PA 133/23/4, PA 133/28/1, PA 133/28//2, PA 133/23V/1, PA 133/23V/2, PA 133/23V/4, PA 133/23V/3, PA 133/24/1, PA 133/24/2, PA 133/24/3, PA 133/33, PA 133/33/3, PA 133/35/3V, PA 133/71/3V, PA 133/14V, PA 133/14/4, PA 133/21, PA 133/31/1, PA 133/31/2, PA 133/31V, PA 133/60V/1, PA 133/23/2, PA 133/62V/1, PA 133/62V/2, PA 133/62V/3, PA 133/62V/4, PA 133/63/1, PA 133/63/2, PA 133/63/3, PA 133/63/4, PA 133/63V/1, PA 133/63V/2, PA 133/63V/3, PA 133/63V/4

Accession Number 1991/5

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/386919

Collection Hierarchy - Batch Level

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

> Batch Level (PA 133) Photograph Album No.133: The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903-1938 Dark green hard backed album, the front decorated and titled 'POSTCARDS', the end papers of coloured jugendstijl pattern and labelled inside the back 'Marshall 6 Salisbury

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
Print Room PA 133/57/4 Page 57/4. General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 c. 1910 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/61/3 Page 61/3. View from NW. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 c. 1910 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/35V/1 Page 35v/1 General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/61/2 Page 61/2. General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 c. 1920 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/41V/1 Page 41V/1. General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/25V/2 Page 25V/2. General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/25V/4 Page 25V/4. General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/41 Page 41. View of 'Hangingsgaw Avenue'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/40V/3 Page 40v/3. General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/34V Page 34V General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 133: The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903-1938 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/40V Page 40v: Post card showing Auld Brig, Yarrow Titled: "Auld Brig, Yarrow" PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133, THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/42V/4 Page 42V/4 Postcard view detailing Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1904 SY "Scotia". Titled: 'Captain Robertson and Mr Fitchie fixing "Scotia's" position'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. c. 1904 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/42V/1 Page 42V/1 Postcard showing view of Saddle Island Titled: 'Saddle Island, S. Orkneys where Capt. Weddell (Leith) landed 1823, and "Scotia" Naturalists 1903'. Titled on reverse: 'Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 1904. S. Y. Scotia' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. c. 1904 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/42V/2 Page 42V/1 Postcard showing view of the ship 'Scotia' Titled: 'Scotia frozen up wintering in Scotia Bay March to November 1903'. Titled on reverse: 'Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 1904. S. Y. Scotia' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/42V/3 Page 42V/3 Postcard showing interior of ship laboratory Titled: 'Dr R N R Brown, Mr D W Walton & Dr T H H Pirie in Scotia Laboratory'. Titled on reverse: 'Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 1904. S. Y. Scotia' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. c. 1904 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/43/1 Page 43/1 Postcard showing view of camp Titled: 'Scotia sledge camp. South Orkney, 1903'. Titled on reverse: 'Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 1904. S. Y. Scotia' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/43/2 Page 43/2 Postcard showing view of building Titled: 'Mr R C Mossman & Scottish party at Omond House, Jessie Bay, built by crew of Scotia 1903-1904'. Titled on reverse: 'Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 1904. S. Y. Scotia' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/43/3 Page 43/3 Postcard showing view of penguins Titled: 'Ringed penguins - First arrival at MacDougall Bay, S Orkneys 1903'. Titled on reverse: 'Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 1904. S. Y. Scotia' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/43/4 Page 43/4 Postcard showing view of glacier Titled: 'Glacier ice-face on Pirrie Peninsula, Brown's Bay, S Orkneys'. Titled on reverse: 'Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. 1904. S. Y. Scotia' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. c. 1904 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/22V/2 Page 22v/2 View from South East, postcard insc: "Craigmillar Castle". PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/18V/1 Page 18v/1 Photographic view (postcard, GWW). Insc: 'Glen Dochart, at Auchessan' showing the road, rail and bridge. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/20/2 Page 20/2. View of bridge and river (postcard) insc: 'Brig O'Turk'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/20/3 Page 20/3. View of rustic bridge and river (postcard) insc: 'At the Black Island, Balquhidder' 'Valentine Series'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 133 THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 c. 1900 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/19V/2 Photographic view of foot bridge and Falls (postcard, The Wrench Series No. 4604) insc: 'Callander, Lower Falls of Bracklin' Photograph Album 133 The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903-1938 c. 1930 Item Level

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