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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 133/14V, 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, 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 133/2/3, 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

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 133/23V/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
Print Room PA 133/23V/3 Colinton Dell. Page 23v/3 View of Colinton Dell, titled: 'Colinton Dell' 'M. Wane & Co., Edinboro', No. 15' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/24/1 Swanston Village. Page 24/1 View from North of village with men and horses in the foreground, titled: 'Homeward from the Plough, 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 133/24/2 Swanston Village. Page 24/2 View from North of village with horses ploughing in the foreground, titled: 'Golden Autumn, 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 133/24/3 13, 14, 15 Swanston Village and Old School House. Page 24/3 View from South of cottages with sheep in the foreground, titled: 'The Evening Meal, 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 133/33 Royal Observatory View of Braid Hills showing observatory in distance 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/33/3 Edinburgh, Blackford Pond. Page 33/3 View of pond with distant view of Cluny Gardens and Charterhall Road. Titled: 'Blackford Pond, Edinburgh. From W. 38' 'Scotia Series. RAR-E' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/2/3 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Page 2/3 Dunkeld, Dunkeld Cathedral. View of Cathedral from South-West. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/21V/1 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Page 21V/1 Dunkeld, Dunkeld Cathedral. View of Cathedral from South-West. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/21V/3 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Page 21V/3 Dunkeld, Dunkeld Cathedral. View of Dunkeld and Cathedral from South-East. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/21V/4 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Page 21V/4 Dunkeld, Dunkeld Cathedral. View of Cathedral from South-East. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/22/1 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Page 22/1 Dunkeld, Dunkeld Cathedral. View of Birnam Hill from Cathedral tower. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/74/1 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Page 74/1 Dunkeld, Dunkeld Cathedral, interior. View of nave from East. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/16V/3 View of golfers at Oban golf course. c. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/25 Oban, General. General postcard view, (Double length). Titled: 'Oban And Sound Of Kerrara'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No: 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938. c. 1900 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/27/2 Oban, General. General view across the bay. Titled: 'Oban Valentine Series' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No: 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938. c. 1900 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/15V Guay Village. General view. Titled: 'A corner at Guay, Dowally'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET. c. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/22/2 Dunkeld, Atholl Arms Historic postcard view of Atholl Arms. Title: 'Dunkeld'. Insc: 'Valentines Series'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938. c. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/21/V/3 Dunkeld Historic postcard view of Dunkeld and Birnam. Title: 'Dunkeld and Birnam'. Insc: 'Valentines Series'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903-1938. c. 1903 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/6/1 Campbeltown, general. General postcard view. Insc: Campbeltown Bay and Davaar'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/6/2 Campbeltown, general. General postcard view. Insc: 'Campbeltown'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Item Level
Print Room PA 133/6V/2 Campbeltown, general. General postcard view of Campbeltown Loch. Insc: 'Entrance to Campbeltown Loch'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938. Item Level

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