Ruthven bridge
This photograph from the Trove archive reveals that manipulation of images goes far back in time. Personally, I have been using Adobe Photoshop since its very early days. Today, we … Continue reading Ruthven bridge
Category: Progress hardly broke its stride
A line from a poem by Iain Banks
Let us go now
Many years ago, when I was much younger, I made a series of short films on the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. Having explored the Cabrach on foot, I then explored the archives. … Continue reading Let us go now
To the memory of
Young to be dead: To play ‘Young to be dead ‘ please click here. Song: Don’t Worry, Karine Polwart
Yesterday, Bridge of Allan
Early yesterday morning, when all was quiet, I took a few photographs. The window of John Cullens Butcher [Ann Davidson], 64 Henderson Street: In addition to meat and pies and vegetables, … Continue reading Yesterday, Bridge of Allan
AUTOMOBILISM
A selection of some of my favourite automobile images from Trove:
FERRY SUSPENDED
South Queensferry, 1958 [Trove archive]
FULL-UP
1957: Car Park in Renfrew Street Glasgow
‘What exactly killed this pub?’
The Newbridge Inn was a public house in Newbridge, a suburban village to the west of Edinburgh. It was founded in 1683 and located on the main route from Edinburgh … Continue reading ‘What exactly killed this pub?’