AYE – chalk graffiti [in sign language]
Based on this Trove image: View of chalk street art on side of tenement building, 2017 [Trove] – Dr Alex G C Hale, Archaeologist, Historic Environment Scotland
Tag: Trove
‘The only intimation’
In the Trove archive I came across the above photograph, dated 2017, of a ‘ghost sign’ of 24 Portland Place, Leith. Trove has indexed it under Dr Alex G C … Continue reading ‘The only intimation’
‘One of the most brilliant students’
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’
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
‘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’
Palais de Danse
27 December 1920, Edinburgh Evening News:
Jane Jack
Source: Trove archive Further credit: Ian McEwan
Tivoli Picture House, Gorgie
On the site of the former Tivoli Picture House [pictured above] a New Tivoli Picture House was built. The new cinema opened on the 1st January 1934. It is a … Continue reading Tivoli Picture House, Gorgie