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By Hole Ousia Posted on October 10, 2026October 10, 2026

The Chrystal family

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

Categories: Architecture, Folk worth talking about, Scotland, Time passesTags: Belgrave Cresent, Capital Collections, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Mathematical Society, Edinburgh Photographic Society, folk worth talking about, Foveran, Francis Maxwell Chrystal, Gateside, Iceland, J M Barrie, James Clerk Maxwell, James Hamilton, Mathematics, Mill of Kingoodie, Old Edinburgh Club, Photography, Professor George Chrystal, Rosemount, Trove, University of Edinburgh

By Hole Ousia Posted on September 19, 2026September 23, 2026

Chrystal photographs

I am working on a number of posts for Hole Ousia that will explore the lives and work of a father and son. The father was George Chrystal [1851-1911] a … Continue reading Chrystal photographs

Categories: Architecture, Scotland, Time passesTags: Edinburgh, folk worth talking about, Francis Maxwell Chrystal, George Chrystal, James Clerk Maxwell, James Hamilton, Patrick Geddes, Photography, Susan Sontag, The Seeing Eye, Trove, Understanding a Photograph, Waverley, ways of seeing

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