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Ship salvaging the wreckage of the Tay Bridge

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:13:33 -0800

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of men on a ship salvaging wreckage of the collapsed first Tay Bridge, with other boats and men in the background.

digital.nls.uk/74585190

Detail of men salvaging the wreckage of the Tay Bridge

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:13:30 -0800

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of men in a boat salvaging wreckage of the collapsed first Tay Bridge, with other men standing on the harbour in the background.

digital.nls.uk/74585188

Section of fallen girders

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:13:22 -0800

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of fallen girders of the collapsed first Tay Bridge, apparently drawn up on the shore to await salvage, with two men in a boat at lower left.

digital.nls.uk/74585184

His Majesty conversing with cottagers

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:03:28 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

King George V visiting French locals, during World War I. King George V and his retinue are just disappearing off the left of the image. The King looks relaxed and cheerful. This may even have been a good opportunity for rusty French and English language skills to have been re-honed. The locals in the photograph are either much older or younger, which is representative of the civilians left to work the land and ensure 'ordinary' life continued.

His Majesty' refers to King George V and this scene probably took place in France on one of his many tours. This scene conveys many ideas at once: fostering good international relations, boosting local morale, and showing British citizens back home that the King was working hard and was in touch with the 'real' situation.

[Original reads: 'His Majesty conversing with cottagers.']

digital.nls.uk/74548580

Canadians marching through the streets of Mons, on the morning of November 11th 1918

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:04:57 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Canadian soldiers celebrating the Armistice in Mons, Belgium, during World War I. This photograph captures some of the atmosphere in Mons on the day of the Armistice. The shops and houses are hung with flags and local adults, children and even dogs run excitedly in front of a marching Canadian battalion led by its pipers. For a town so near the front line for so much of the war, Mons seems to have been luckier than many in escaping destruction by artillery fire.

Although the soldiers pictured are from a Canadian battalion, someone looking at the photograph could be forgiven for mistaking these troops, with their pipes and kilts, for a Scottish regiment. Emigration to Canada by many Scottish Highlanders during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries has forged cultural strong links between the two countries, and this is reflected in the many 'Highland' battalions in the Canadian army.

[Original reads: 'Canadians marching through the streets of Mons, on the morning of November 11th 1918.']

digital.nls.uk/74549206

Cricket

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:22:19 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Cricket team of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps members, France, during World War I. The woman in this photograph looks a little apprehensive about hitting the ball, which presumably is travelling towards her. She does not look comfortable with the bat or excited about the prospect of the game. The men behind her seem fairly relaxed and even a little uninterested. It is possible that this is a totally posed shot, engineered solely for propaganda purposes.

The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was shortened to W.A.A.C. during this period.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. The W.A.A.C's in France have responded to a suggestion that they should in their spare time assist in the recovery of convalescent soldiers in hospitals in France, by inviting them to W.A.A.C. camps to take part in sports. Cricket.']

digital.nls.uk/74548624

Showing one of the ovens with trays of newly baked bread

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:09:25 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Men, some local civilians, some probably members of the Army Service Corps, stand beside the big wooden stretchers full of loaves they have just taken from the ovens in the background. The logistics of feeding such a large army had never been faced before World War I.

'Tommy' is 'Tommy Atkins', a fictional hero figure representing the average British soldier. This is one of a series of photographs about the food supplies for the troops, possibly intended to reassure their families at home. In fact the bread when it reached the Front was often stale or dirty.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. How Tommy is fed. Showing one of the ovens with trays of newly baked bread.']

digital.nls.uk/74547480

Natives of Manipur are greatly interested in the workings of a motor

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:38:44 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

A motorcar is parked to the left of the picture and is sitting with both sides of its bonnet open. There is a British soldier in the car, busy with the controls. Two Manipur soldiers are kneeling in front of the car and another two are in the back seat. Then there is a group of soldiers lined up down the side of the car, some of them are wearing native dress. John Warwick Brook is thought to have taken this picture.

Although India is mentioned in the title Manipur was never annexed with India during the reign of the British Empire in Manipur.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. INDIA, AS WELL AS FIGHTING MEN, HAS SENT TO FRANCE MANY FOR LABOUR. Natives of Manipur are greatly interested in the workings of a motor.']

digital.nls.uk/74547312

Hero and the girl rehearsing among the ruins

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:37:34 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Two men in costume pose for the camera. The man on the left wears a 'Pierrot' clown outfit: a dark suit with a large white ruff. He also sports a bandana and has an eyeglass to his right eye. He appears to be wearing white gloves. We are told in the existing caption that he is the 'hero.' He is looking at the 'girl' with a smile and stands with his right leg bent. He is gesturing with his hands. The 'girl' is actually a man in drag; he wears a dark hat and dress. It looks as though he is wearing a wig. They stand against a backdrop of a ruined building on the Western Front. It is thought that this photograph was taken by John Warwick Brooke.

Entertainment groups, or troupes, were seen as extremely important in raising the morale of the soldiers when on rest. Most of the comic plays performed would have a simple structure, with a hero, a heroine, and a villain. It seems as though 'The Jocks' followed this formula.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. "THE JOCKS", A SCOTCH ENTERTAINMENT GROUP. The Hero and the Girl rehearsing among the ruins.']

digital.nls.uk/74547294

30-38 Potterow. P.123

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:53:19 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of a three storey building with an empty shop in the centre above which a 'For Sale' sign is displayed. A women leans out of the first floor window directly above and in the top storey a figure is also leaning out facing the camera. Further down the street beside a sign attached to an archway two women are facing each other, one leaning against the building.

digital.nls.uk/74506866

12- 14 West Richmond Street. H. 86.

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:53:27 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of a three storey building with two shops on the ground floor. The two shops are J. Anderson and J.E.Trayner Wallpaper Paint. There are two men in the doorway of J. Anderson one wearing an apron. In a doorway in the centre of the picture there is a group of children, some seated. On the extreme right there is a small child leaning against the building looking away from the camera. There is also a dog outside J.E. Trayner. In the windows there are several window boxes and two people looking out.

digital.nls.uk/74506962

53 St Leonard's Hill J94

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:55:38 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of a three storey building with someone looking out of the right first floor window. On the top floor there are two washing lines coming from the windows. One is empty and the other is loaded with white laundry. In front of the building on the left there is a streetlamp.

digital.nls.uk/74506910

6-8 Pleasance Area B 14

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:54:03 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of a three storey building with some decorative mouldings around the central first floor windows.On the left, in the background, there is a car on the road heading towards the camera. There are some men in the street, one is leaning against the building and one sits in the doorway in the centre. Above in a second floor window a man is leaning out looking at the camera. On the right there are two first floor windows with flowering window boxes. On the extreme right, half out of frame, there is a shop with a sign for fish.

digital.nls.uk/74506924

Wreckage salvaged from the collapsed Tay Bridge

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:10:28 -0800

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of part of the salvaged train wreckage from the collapsed first Tay Bridge being removed by train, with men in the background.

digital.nls.uk/74585224

Casting new parts for lorries from broken scrap in France

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:41:52 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

This photograph is a posed scene to illustrate all the stages involved in casting machine parts. On the left, men are packing sand around the patterns to make the moulds. To the right, a man is making holes in the mould to pour in the metal and release gas. In the centre, two men are pretending to pour metal, although the crucible is empty. In front of them is an open mould with a complete casting.

Sand-casting is still commonly used in the production of small machine parts. The sand has to be very fine and slightly moist so that it retains the shape of the pattern. It is a very quick method of making a lot of the same type of part.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Casting new parts for lorries from broken scrap in France.']

digital.nls.uk/74548902

Loading up a truck with the finished work

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:06:14 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

In a timber yard at the edge of a wood, three men in civilian clothes are shown loading timber onto a wooden crate. The crate appears to be on a separate flat trolley which runs on two small rail tracks between the piles of stacked wood.

The wood has been cut into squared-section pieces of about 1ft by 1in. The pieces the men are loading are quite short, possibly 1ft. This does not appear to be constructional timber and may have been intended for use in field kitchens.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE FRONT IN FRANCE. Forest Lumber Works - loading up a truck with the finished work.']

digital.nls.uk/74547468

23-29 Richmond Place F. 28.29

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:54:13 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of a four storey tenement. Shops on the ground floor are General Dealer J.A.Masterson and Charles Greiner Wine and Spirit Merchant. Mother and child just visible in the fourth window of the top storey above the wine and spirit merchant. Below there are five men and two women standing around. There are also some people retreating under the archway on the left side of the picture.

digital.nls.uk/74506842

39-45 North Richmond Street. F52.

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:55:00 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of three four storey buildings with shops on the ground floor: a confectioner's, Edinburgh Linoleum stores, and Sale Room 39. Two men are talking to each other at a close mouth while a third man is standing further down the road.

digital.nls.uk/74506982

113-115 St. Leonard's Street Area M 111.

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:56:25 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of a one storey flat roofed square building with a wooden sliding door. On the left corner of the building there is a sign that reads 'Garage'. In the middle there is a group of Two men, a boy and a dog. To the left a sign is over the wooden entrance gates of 'D. Grieg and Co. Joiners and Builders'.

digital.nls.uk/74506926

31-37 North Richmond Street. F53

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:56:16 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Photograph of a four storey tenement with shops on the ground floor. There are two shops with signs that read: 'Confections, Fruiterer, Cigarettes' and 'Groceries & Confections'. There is a streetlamp outside the fruiterer. A man, a woman and a child are on the pavement facing the camera.

digital.nls.uk/74506954