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I have been exploring this wonderful collection in the Trove archive: The photographs are by father and son. The father was George Chrystal [1851-1911], Professor of Mathematics at the University … Continue reading The Chrystal family
2 March 1891, Perthshire Constitutional Journal: Transference of photography business, 62 Princes Street, Perth, from father to son: 5 April 1891 census: 28 April 1891, Perth & Dundee Evening Telegraph: … Continue reading Magnus Jackson, father and son [Evergreen]
The above article is from the Dundee Courier, 4 February 1999. It is about an old Perth ‘worthy’ known as ‘Blue Caum Kate’. The photograph of her was taken by … Continue reading When a’body kent Kate!
In one of last Sunday’s papers, I read with interest about a: 4th October 2026, Scotland on Sunday: In this feature article, David Harrower, the playwright of a new stage … Continue reading ‘Of course you want someone like Miss Jean Brodie in your life’
22 April 1940, Edinburgh Evening News:
I recently came across a fascinating account of the life of Dr Francis Maxwell Chrystal [1882-1944], written by James Hamilton, Research Principal for the WS Society. Much of the photographic … Continue reading ‘One of the most brilliant students’
The Scotsman, 6 June 1960: Art in Scotland: EXERCISE IN THE ABSTRACT In opening Helensburgh Art Club’s exhibition in the Victoria Hall, Helensburgh, on Saturday, Mr Maurice Lindsay stated “No … Continue reading ‘We have always to find new ways of seeing things’