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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 133/18/1 Page 18/1. Distant view of Lochearnhead from Edinample, with castle in the foreground (postcard) PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938 c. 1910 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/18/4 Page 18/1 General view of Lochearnhead (postcard) inscribed: 'Lochearnhead' 'Valentines Series' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133 : The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903 - 1938 c. 1910 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/17V/3 Page 17v/3 Lochearnhead, Briar Cottage. View (postcard) from west of cottage with two girls in front, also showing Loch Earn. Titled: 'On Loch Earn Side' 'Valentine Series' Photograph Album 133 The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903-1938 c. 1910 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/17V/4 Page 17v/4 Lochearnhead, Hotel General view of hotel (postcard) Postcard titled: 'Lochearnhead Hotel' 'Valentine Series' Photograph Album 133 The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903-1938 c. 1910 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/17/2 Page 17/2 General view of Lochearnhead before the railway and Loch Earn (postcard) Postcard inscribed: 'Loch Earn from Lochearnhead' 'Valentines Series' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133 : The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903 - 1938 c. 1890 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/17/3 Page 17/3 General view of Lochearnhead before the railway (postcard) Postcard titled: 'Lochearnhead' 'Valentines Series' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133 : The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903 - 1938 c. 1890 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/17/1 Page 17/1 General view of Lochearnhead before the railway (postcard) from across Loch Earn Postcard titled: 'Lochearnhead' 'Valentines Series' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133 : The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903 - 1938 c. 1890 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/17V/1 Page 17v/1 General view of Lochearnhead before the railway (postcard) and Loch Earn Postcard titled: 'Loch Earn and Lochearnhead' 'Valentines Series' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No 133 : The Mackays of Upper Gray Street, 1903 - 1938 c. 1890 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/20/1 Page 20/1. View of Toll house and cottages (postcard) PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1920 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/18V/3 Killin, Main Street Page 18v/3 General view from North, titled: 'Main Street, Killin, looking South' (G.W.W. postcard) PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/18V/2 Killin Page 18v/2 General view with Glenlochy House (later Boreland House), titled: 'On the Lochay, Killin' (G.W.W. postcard) PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/18V/4 Page 18v/4. General view from SW showing bridge and cottages. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/19/1 Page 19/1. General view of river with row of cottages on Gray Street PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/19/2 Page 19/2. General view from South West PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/19/3 Page 19/3. General view with hotel in the foreground PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/19V/1 Page 19v/1. View of island, with row of cottages PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET c. 1930 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/23/1 Duddingston, general page 23 - General view of village and part of Loch PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/23/3 Duddingston Church Page 23 - View from park gates PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/23/4 Duddingston, general Page 23 - View over Loch towards church PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/28/1 Duddingston, general Page 28 - View from West PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/28//2 Duddingston, general Page 28 - View from South PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/23V/1 12, 13, 14, 15 Swanston Village. Page 23v/1 View from South East of cottages in the snow with shepherds and sheep in the foreground, Titled: '"The Roaring Shepherds" Cottage, Swanston' '"Castle" Series Post Cards, Swanston' 'Copyright photo by James Patrick' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/23V/2 13, 14, 15 Swanston Village. Page 23v/2 View from South of cottages with a woman and haystacks in the foreground, Titled: 'Swanston Village' '"Castle" Series Post Cards, Swanston' 'Copyright photo by James Patrick' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/23V/4 Old Farm House. Page 23v/4 View of horses pulling carts to farm house, titled: 'The Farm House, Swanston' '"Castle" Series Post Cards, Swanston' 'Copyright photo by James Patrick' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 1903 Item Level

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