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Background imageScotland Black Collection: Glasgow To Perth

Glasgow To Perth
June 1906: Cars starting up Rest-And-Be-Thankful on the first day of the Glasgow to Perth stretch of the Scottish Reliability Trial. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Argus At Rosyth

Argus At Rosyth
November 1918: Airmen and seamen cheering King George V from the aircraft carrier Argus on his visit to the Fleet at Rosyth, on the Firth of Forth. The carrier is painted in dazzle camouflage

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Edinburgh

Edinburgh
September 1952: Edinburgh looking north west from the Nelson Monument with the Royal Observatory in the foreground on Calton Hill

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Leaving The Hebrides

Leaving The Hebrides
April 1923: A crowd of Hebrideans waving goodbye to their countrymen who are emigrating to Canada on board the Matagama. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Scottish Mountains

Scottish Mountains
1935: A valley in the Scottish mountains. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Liner On Trial

Liner On Trial
16th September 1935: The P&O liner SS Strathmore, anchored off Gourock, after she had completed her speed trials and attained 22 knots

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Tweed Spinners

Tweed Spinners
circa 1909: Scottish crofting women carding and spinning wool with their spinning wheels. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Surrender

Surrender
21st November 1918: The German fleet Surrenders to Admiral Beatty at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The German ships were scuttled by their crews on 21st June 1919

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Kyle Lighthouse

Kyle Lighthouse
26th June 1928: The light house at Kyle in Scotland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Pipework

Pipework
circa 1965: Oil rig components waiting to be lifted during construction at Nigg Bay, at the eastern end of the Cromarty Firth

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Oil Rigs

Oil Rigs
29th August 1980: The nearly-completed oil rig Drill Master at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Drilling rigs have to accommodate the workers

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Burns Countryside

Burns Countryside
27th July 1946: The picturesque landscape of Ayrshire where Robert Burns used to wander. Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, the son of a farmer

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Boys On The Bridge

Boys On The Bridge
1st October 1955: A group of boys passing under the elaborate metalwork gateway of a bridge in the Scottish industrial town of Kilmarnock

Background imageScotland Black Collection: The Glencoe Pass; The Road To The Isles

The Glencoe Pass; The Road To The Isles
F4th June 1955: The Scottish Highland valley of Glencoe on the road to the Isles in Argyllshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7790 - The Road To The Isles - pub

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Grampian Couple; Dundee, The Uncompromising

Grampian Couple; Dundee, The Uncompromising
25th June 1955: A couple looking over Coxs Stalk towards the Grampian Hills, Dundee. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7819 - Dundee, The Uncompromising - pub

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Scottish Countryside

Scottish Countryside
4th June 1955: Two little girls make their way down a country lane in Pitlochry, Perthshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7790 - The Road To The Isles - pub

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Chimney Pots

Chimney Pots
25th June 1955: A view of chimney pots on the roof tops of houses in Dundee. Dundee, situated on the banks of the dSilvery Tayf, is linked to Fife and the south of Scotland by a road bridge

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Derelict Cottage

Derelict Cottage
28th May 1955: A derelict cottage in a rural village. Traditional homes have been replaced by modern cottages with more facilities and the old buildings are now used for storage or farm animals

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Sheep Rescue

Sheep Rescue
12th September 1953: Three crofters set out for home with an injured lamb in Strath Gairloch, on the north west coast of the Scottish Highlands

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Glasgow University

Glasgow University
17th October 1953: Glasgow Univerity on Gilmorehill above the River Kelvin. The university, founded in 1451, is the second oldest in Scotland and the fourth oldest in Britain

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Highland Cattle

Highland Cattle
11th August 1945: A herd of Highland cattle in the foothills of the Grampian Mountains, Scotland. Kept mainly for their appearance

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Cattle Grazing

Cattle Grazing
11th August 1945: A herd of Highland cattle grazing in a valley in the Scottish Highlands. Kept mainly for their appearance

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Plaza Cinema

Plaza Cinema
1st October 1955: A neon sign lights up the Plaza cinema in the Scottish industrial town of Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock is home to a variety of industries

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle
30th January 1954: Edinburgh Castle at night with a memorial cross dedicated to Dean Ramsey in the foreground. Edinburgh Castle became a royal residence when James I was murdered in Perth (1437)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Misty Monument

Misty Monument
30th January 1954: A monument in the mist silhouetted against Edinburgh Castle. There is evidence of Iron Age settlement in Edinburgh

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Winter Graveyard

Winter Graveyard
12th March 1955: A snow-covered graveyard in Edinburgh; away to the right of the church in this photograph Edinburgh Castle dominates the landscape

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Winter Loch

Winter Loch
12th March 1955: Ice forms on the surface of a Scottish lochin winter. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7596 - Scotland In The Snow - pub. 1955 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Winter Coat

Winter Coat
12th March 1955: One of the shaggy breed of Highland cattle standing in the snow at Millhill, near Crieff in Scotland. Kept mainly for their appearance

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Winter Plough

Winter Plough
12th March 1955: A solitary horse stands beside an idle plough on the shores of Loch Lubnaig in Stirling, Scotland. Agricultural work has stopped for the winter

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Wedding Couple

Wedding Couple
28th May 1955: The bride and bridegroom, Christine and Angus McDonald, following a local piper to the reception at a travelling peoples wedding in the village of Tong on the island of Lewis in

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Glenfinnan

Glenfinnan
4th June 1955: The monument at Glenfinnan, at the head of Loch Shiel, Invernesshire, which marks the spot where Bonnie Prince Charlie (1720 - 1788)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Target Practice

Target Practice
4th June 1955: A cast-iron stag used for target practice on a remote moor at Black Corries Lodge near Glencoe in Scotland

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Giant Footprints

Giant Footprints
4th June 1955: A line of footprints mar the surface of the beach known as the silver sands of Morar in north-west Scotland

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Lighthouse

Lighthouse
30th April 1955: A lighthouse in Aberdeen. The harbour in Aberdeen was developed in the late eighteenth century and the city prospered as a fishing port from that time

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Last To Leave

Last To Leave
11th July 1953: Dogs wait to join the inhabitants of the Isle of Soay in the Outer Hebrides, who have been evacuated to new homes on the Isle of Mull. The dogs will be the last to leave the island

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Reflected Hospital

Reflected Hospital
9th July 1955: The nurses home and corridor bridge at a new hospital in Alexandria, in the Leven Valley. It is the first hospital to be built in Britain since 1938 and has 156 beds

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Dundee Ferry

Dundee Ferry
25th June 1955: A group of people walking to catch a ferry from a Dundee pier. Dundee, situated on the banks of the dSilvery Tayf, is linked to Fife and the south of Scotland by a road bridge

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Army Exercises

Army Exercises
20th August 1955: Soldiers of the Black Watch going through their exercises at the Black Watch Depot, Queens Barracks, Perth

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Fishing Harbour

Fishing Harbour
circa 1936: A view of Oban Harbour on the Argyllshire coast, Scotland. Oban is a popular tourist destination which hosts a variety of annual events during the summer including the West Highland

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Coal Coking

Coal Coking
circa 1838: Diagram showing the method of coking coal used at the Clyde Ironworks. Coking coal is a burning process which removes gases from the mineral before it is used for fuel

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Perth Hunt

Perth Hunt
22nd September 1910: Crowds in the paddock at the Perth Hunt steeplechase. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Scottish Trials

Scottish Trials
June 1906: Starting the Glenshee Hill Climb on the second day of the Scottish Trials. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Dryburgh Abbey

Dryburgh Abbey
circa 1800: A man and dog walking through the cloisters at Dryburgh Abbey in Scotland. The Abbey was founded around 1150 and the first abbot, recorded only as Roger

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Lord Of The Isles

Lord Of The Isles
circa 1910: The paddle steamer, the SS Lord of the Isles, at Inverary. Inverary is situated at the northern end of Loch Fyne and is surrounded by woodland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Waverly Station

Waverly Station
1920: A view of Edinburghs Waverly Station from the east. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Dunkeld

Dunkeld
circa 1800: A view of Dunkeld in Perthshire showing the bridge over the River Tay. Dunkeld is a small town in a wooded valley with a ruined castle dating back to the 9th century

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Diving Operations

Diving Operations
1880: Volunteers assisting with the diving operations during the search for survivors after the Tay Bridge disaster. Seventy five passengers died as their train was plunged into the Tay when

Background imageScotland Black Collection: Edinburgh Observatory

Edinburgh Observatory
circa 1950: The Observatory, Edinburgh, from the Nelson monument. (Photo by Packham/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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