Album of photographs of streets and closes commissioned by the Glasgow City Improvement Trust in 1866-1871, Glasgow, Scotland
published 1877
- Closes, vennels and wynds are narrow passages that lead from the street to side entrances of houses.
Albumen silver prints
comps. (range): 27 to 38,7 x 21,4 to 39 cm pages (range [bound and unbound]): 40,5 to 54,4 x 40,5 to 54,8 cm album (closed): 55,7 x 43,7 x 3,9 cm case (closed): 57,7 x 46,1 x 6,4 cm
PH1980:0358:001-031
- Clamshell case of green cloth-covered boards with green leather label imprinted with title in gold foil. Binding of dark green cloth-covered boards with green leather spine and corners and gold foil lettering and rolled pattern. Green cloth strings to tie the open end together; one string attached, one string in the box, two strings missing. Inside endpapers, first and last pages are marbled; inside back cover has three dark green cloth flaps forming an envelope. Each page has gilt edging.
imprinted - in typescript and gold, on the spine of the case, u.c.: "THOMAS / ANNAN / PHOTOGRAPHS / OF / STREETS / CLOSES / ETC." stamped and imprinted - in typescript and gold, on the front cover, c.: "Let Glasgow Florish" [within the Scottish crest] and with title labelled and imprinted - in typescript and black ink, on an orange paper label attached to the end paper inside front cover, c.: "KERR & RICHARDSON / WHOLESALE STATIONERS, BOOKSELLERS / AND / ACCOUNT-BOOK MANUFACTURERS / 89 QUEEN STREET / GLASGOW" imprinted - in typescript and black ink, on the title page, u.c.: "CONTENTS."; c.l.: "1. Tontine Buildings, Trongate. / 2. Trongate, from Tron Steeple. / 3. High Street, from the Cross. / 4. High Street, from College Open. / 5. Close, No. 37 High Street. / 6. Close, No. 65 High Street. / 7. Close, No. 75 High Street. / 8. Close, No. 83 High Street. / 9. Close, No. 93 High Street. / 10. Close, No. 101 High Street. / 11. Close, No. 115 High Street / 12. Broad Close, No. 167 High Street. / 13. Close, No. 80 High Street. / 14. Old Vennel, off High Street. / 15. Close, No. 118 High Street. / 16. Close, No. 148 High Street." and c.r.: "17. Bell Street, from High Street. / 18. Close, No. 29 Gallowgate. / 19. Saltmarket from Bridgegate. / 20. Close, No. 18 Saltmarket. / 21. Close, No. 28 Saltmarket. / 22. Close, No. 46 Saltmarket. / 23. Close, No. 122 Saltmarket. / 24. Close, No. 128 Saltmarket. / 25. Close, No. 136 Saltmarket. / 26. Close, No. 31 Saltmarket. / 27. Close, No. 61 Saltmarket. / 28. Closes, Nos. 97 & 103 Saltmarket. / 29. Close, No. 139 Saltmarket. / 30. Close, No. 157 Bridgegate. / 31. Main Street, Gorbals, from / Rutherglen Loan."
Glasgow; Scotland; United Kingdom;
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