Douglas Arms
Last week we visited Castle Douglas in Dumfriesshire. Over the years we have, when on holiday, visited this bonny wee town. It was sad then to find so many closed … Continue reading Douglas Arms
Tag: Local time passed into history
a televisual poem
A ‘televisual poem‘ that asks: can you remember what it is like to see the world from a child’s point of view? To play this televisual poem please click here … Continue reading a televisual poem
1867 Improvement Act: St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh
The photograph [above] taken by Dr Francis Maxwell Chrystal, fascinates me. I admire the way he never excludes ‘passing life’ from his photographs. It is one of the ‘Chrystal collection’ … Continue reading 1867 Improvement Act: St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh
‘The true content of a photograph is invisible’
I find this a delightful image. It is a view of one-side of the Grassmarket. Exactly when the photograph was taken is unknown, but is estimated to be sometime between … Continue reading ‘The true content of a photograph is invisible’
Time eventually positions
Image: Trove archive [dated 1907]. Words: Susan Sontag ‘On Photography‘
Mantel Pieces
This film is based on thoughts put into writing by Hilary Mantel. Mantel Pieces:To play this short film please click here or on the image above Credits: [1] Reith Lecture … Continue reading Mantel Pieces
A bit of retail . . .
A selection of shop fronts from the Trove archive:
AUTOMOBILISM
A selection of some of my favourite automobile images from Trove: