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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM (cf PA 138) Album of red leather with red morocco spine and corners and gilt rim. Autographed visiting album of watercolour sketches, amateur snapshots ...

PA 68

Description PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM (cf PA 138) Album of red leather with red morocco spine and corners and gilt rim. Autographed visiting album of watercolour sketches, amateur snapshots and commercial views, some recording holidays in the Ross and Cromarty region. Views include "Forest Hill", Muir of Ord; Highfield House, Ross-shire; Foulis Castle, Evanton; St. Olaf, Nairn; Beechwood, Murrayfield, Midlothian; Valleyfield House; Glenclelland, Aberfoyle; Largs House, Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire; Hattonburn House, Milnathort; Moniack (Reelig) House, Beauly; Newtonhall House, Kennoway; Achernack, Grantown-on-Spey; Broomfield House; Kilcoy Castle, Killearnan, Ross-shire; Balvaird, Muir of Ord; Glentruim, Newtonmore; Feuch Lodge, Banchory; Altnaskiah, Inverness; and Stirkoke, Wick. There is a photograph taken at the Manse of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge with a large group celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Rev. William Forsyth on 15th October 1906. He had been minister of Ardersier, 1846-53, Dornoch 1853-63 and Abernethy 1863-1906. There are also views of Callander, Muir of Ord, Corsee at Nairn, and of sheep-shearing at Dornoch. There are press-cuttings about a meet of the Linlithgowshire Hunt from the Scots Pictorial of 26th November 1910, and a Bazaar at the Holy Trinity Church Music Hall on 11th, 12th and 13th February 1909 which includes photographs of the Lord Bishop of Edinburgh; Mr J. Selkirk, verger; Rev. E. Brook-Jackson, rector; and Mr. Graeme Goring,The Lady Dunedin, Mrs Redford, Mrs George Mackay, Mrs Brook-Jackson and Miss Hill-Thomson. The album contains many signatures and some photographs of family and friends including members of the Gillanders, Horne, Wardlaw, Mackenzie, Maclachlan, Munro and Haldane families and too many others to list. One snap shows Mr Bishop Culpeper in a fine wicker invalid-chair with Maclachlan of Maclachlan and Tibbie with "Sally in the background with bricks for Fanshaws house." Another shows Mr Parsons and dogs There is a picnic group showing Isabel Asher, A. Henderson, T. Horne, and H.J. Horne, E. Macpherson, B and M. Younger and R. Bruce Clark. Snaps show Susan at Achernack; Macdonald using a horse-rake; automobile S825 at Thieves Pass and Tibbie with Angeline, a cow; the summer house built by D.Macpherson at Glentruim; the bridge at Feuch Lodge and Colonel Bannerman and Baron Poellnitz.

Date 1904 to 1909

Collection General Collection. Photograph Albums.

Catalogue Number PA 68

Category All Other

Copies PA 68/10/V, PA 68/18V/6, PA 68/20V/1

Accession Number 1987/11

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/488707

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

> Batch Level (PA 68) PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM (cf PA 138) Album of red leather with red morocco spine and corners and gilt rim. Autographed visiting album of watercolour sketches, amateur snapshots and commercial views, some recording hol

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 096007 View of teaparty in unidentified garden (probably Achernack,Strathdon) c. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 096008 Album page with signatures, a drawing of two birds and three photographs, including one of 'A Henderson' and a teaparty in unidentified garden. From photograph album 68: the Isabel Asher Album c. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 096009 View of main elevation of Abernethy Manse with a crowd gathered in front. Manse stationary; 'Manse of Abernethy Nethy Bridge' Signatures; Florence J Pollock, W Forsyth, ? Barbara Forsyth and William Forsyth with cutting below; 'Minister of Ardesier, 1846-1863; Dornoch, 1853-1863; Abernethy, 1863-1906.' and cutting; 'Diamond Jubilee, 15th October 1906.' 15/10/1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 096021 Photograph album page with signatures and three photographs and headed paper titled 'Achernack, Grantown-on-Spey'. Photographs titled: 'Maclachlan of Maclochlan'; 'I Asher, A Henderson, T Horne, E Macpherson, B Younger, M Younger, R Bruce-Clark, H J Horne' and 'Tibbie, Ted Murray, Jack C' 1907 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 096026 View of group having picnic. Headed paper on the album page is titled 'Achernack, Grantown-on-Spey'. Photograph titled: 'I Asher, A Henderson, T Horne, E Macpherson, B Younger, M Younger, R Bruce-Clark, H J Horne' 1907 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 096027 Digital copy. Photograph of boy (Ronald S. Asher) with camera reflected through a mirror. Headed paper on the album page is titled 'Corsee, Nairn. N.B'. 1907 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 096036 View of 'Sheep-shearing near The Dorback' 1907 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 096037 View of two women and a man with cameras Titled: 'A Henderson, Gladys Younger, J Henderson' 1907 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 260883 View of Largs House Titled 'Largs, Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM c. 1902 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 260884 General view of Largs House, Twynholm Titled: 'Largs, Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, December 1906' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM 12/1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/17 General view of Broomfield, Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh Titled: 'Broomfield House, June 1907.' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.68: THE ISOBEL ASHER ALBUM. 1907 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/11/2 General view of Hattonburn PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM. c. 1902 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/30V General view of Feuch Lodge, Banchory Titled: 'Feugh Lodge, Banchory, Aberdeenshire'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.68: THE ISOBEL ASHER ALBUM. c. 1909 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/10/V General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68 : THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM 1904 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/16 General view of Largs House, Twynholm Titled: 'Largs, Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, December 1906' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM 12/1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/14/3 View of teaparty in unidentified garden (probably Auchernack, Strathdon) PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/14 Album page with signatures, a drawing of two birds and three photographs, including one of 'A Henderson' and a teaparty in unidentified garden PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/17V Photograph album page with signatures and three photographs and headed paper titled '1907 Achernack, Grantown-on-Spey'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM 1907 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/18 Photograph of boy with camera through mirror. Headed paper on the album page is titled 'Corsee, Nairn. N.B'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM 1907 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/18V/6 View of car. Headed paper on album page titled 'Achernack, Grantown-on-Spey'. Photograph titled: 'S.825 At the Thieves Pass' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM 1907 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/19/1 View of 'Sheep-shearing near The Dorback' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM 1907 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/19/3 View of two women and a man with cameras Titled: 'A Henderson, Gladys Younger, J Henderson' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM 1907 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/1V/2 View of Urray Church, Muir of Ord. Titled: 'Urray Established Church, Muir of Ord' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM c. 1904 Item Level
Print Room PA 68/1V/3 General view of Muir of Ord Titled: 'Muir of Ord' PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM No.68: THE ISABEL ASHER ALBUM c. 1904 Item Level

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