Scots Collection (#19)

Gordon Highlanders marching through Plymouth, WW1
Men of the Gordon Highlanders marching through Plymouth, with Colonel W E Gordon leading them on horseback, and civilians following them on either side, in the early days of the First World War

Advertisement for Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky. Born 1820 -- still going strong. Every drop is over 12 years old. Date: 1914

Scots guards at the Siege of Sidney Street
Scots guards on the Streets of London during the Siege of Sidney Street in 1911. Date: 1911

Scottish officers on New Years Day, Western Front, WW1
A group of Scottish army officers on New Years Day on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Two entertainers with Scots troops, WW1
Two entertainers in costume, walking along a road with Scots soldiers near the Western Front during World War One. They belonged to an entertainment troupe called the Balmorals

David Duguid, James Bowman and H Nisbet
David Duguid (centre, 1832-1907), Scottish medium best known for his automatic and direct drawings. Seen here with James Bowman, photographer (left), and H Nisbet, publisher (right)

Dundee ferry crossing the Firth of Forth, Scotland
The Dundee ferry crossing the Firth of Forth in Scotland, with the famous bridge on the right. Date: circa 1930

Man and woman with cattle, Scotland
A man and a woman with cattle in a remote rural area of Scotland. Date: 1930s

Cottage on Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A crofters cottage on the island of Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. A woman stands in the doorway and her dog looks with interest at the camera. Date: 1930s

View of the harbour at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Docks at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
View of the docks at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, with fish barrels stacked up and boats in the harbour. A group of fishwives can be seen on the right. Date: circa 1930

Fishwives at work, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Fishwives at work on the island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Date: circa 1930

Cottage at Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A cottage on the island of Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, with two men sitting outside. Date: 1930s

Russian officers of Scots descent, WW1
Three Russian officers of Scots descent on horseback in the early stages of the First World War. On the far right, Colonel Gillivray, next to him is Colonel Robertson

Scottish troops at Contalmaison, France, WW1
Scottish troops at Contalmaison, France, during the First World War. Date: September 1916

C. E. Cradock-Hartopp, Vanity Fair, WH in 1912
SIR CHARLES EDWARD CRADOCK-HARTOPP 5th Baronet (1858-1929) Educated at Eton. Served in Scots Fusiliers in Egypt in 1882. Landowner - 2200 acres. Caption: Topps Date: 1858-1929

Sir Amias Paulet
SIR AMIAS PAULET (or Poulet) warder responsible for keeping Mary Queen of Scots under lock and key. Date: 1536 - 1588

Claud Baron Paisley
CLAUD HAMILTON, BARON PAISLEY Scottish Catholic conspirator who supported Mary Queen of Scots: though he did not lose his head for this, he went out of his mind - beastly mad. Date: 1543 - 1622

Claude Duc De Guise
CLAUDE DE LORRAINE, premier duc de GUISE French soldier and statesman, grandfather of Mary Queen of Scots : first in dynasty of prominent Catholic leaders. Date: 1496 - 1550

Scottish American War Memorial, West Princes Street Gardens
Scottish American War Memorial (1927), West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh - The Spirit of 1914. The Sculptor was Robert Tait McKenzie (1867-1938). Date: circa 1940

Royal Volunteer Review, Edinburgh - King Edward VII
Souvenir postcard of the Royal Volunteer Review, held at Edinburgh, Scotland on 18th September 1905 - prominent inset portrait of King Edward VII (1841-1910)

Costumes of a British Highlander and a Life Guard Date: circa 1910

The Scottish National Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish National Exhibition - Edinburgh - held in Saughton Park between May and October 1908. Features a soldier of the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)

Highland Broadsword Dance - 1st Seaforth Highlanders
The Highland Broadsword Dance by the Pipers of HM 1st Seaforth Highlanders. Date: circa 1908

The Scottish National Exhibition - Welcome Club
The Scottish National Exhibition - held at Edinburgh between May and October 1908. Pictured on this card are the Welcome Club and Machinery Hall. Date: 1908

The Scottish National Exhibition - Palace of Industries
The Scottish National Exhibition - held at Edinburgh between May and October 1908. Pictured here is the Palace of Industries. Date: 1908

Scots terrier and rabbit by Muriel Dawson
A Scots terrier watching a rabbit running away, by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Pinus sylvestris, Scots pine (bottom) & Cedrus libani, cedar
Sketch 250 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

United Kingdom. Scotland. Highland. Isle of Skye
UNITED KINGDOM. SCOTLAND. HIGHLAND. Isle of Skye. Typical farm house

Mary, Queen of Scots, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left; castle in background. Date c1852

Queen Elizabeth, consenting to the death of Marie Stuart

Happy moments of Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary Stuarts wedding to Henry Darnley... Date c1868

Weather Reports Illustrated - A Gael Blowing
Weather Reports Illustrated postcard series. A Gael Blowing. A large Scotsman strolls along a very windy country lane, blowing hard on his bagpipes. Date: 1903

Mary I, Queen of Scots
Portrait of Mary I, Queen of Scots

Funeral of Captain William Henry Urquhart
From the moment it became known that a Crimean War hero, Captain William Henry Urquhart, aged 84, had died in poverty, and that without assistance he would receive a paupers funeral

The Scottish National Exhibition - held at Edinburgh between May and October 1908. Pictured here are the Canadian Pavilion and the Palce of Industried. Date: 1908

Scots Battalion at Es Salt, Palestine, WW1
A Scots Battalion marching through Es Salt, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Ridiculous Scottish Comic Postcard
A quite utterly ridiculous Scottish Comic Postcard, where a couple are hoodwinked into believing that the actions of a (not very) nearby donkey are actually the amorous advances of their partner

Silhouette of a Scottish soldier
Full-length silhouette of a Scottish soldier in a kilted uniform

Silhouette, Between Dances
Between Dances -- a silhouette of people watching a piper and highland dancer. 1919

Silhouette of a Canadian woman in uniform
Brigadier General Casey Barnard, commander of the 68th Brigade. Date: 1910s

Silhouettes of three children
Full-length silhouettes of three children. The two on the left are wearing kilts

Silhouette of people in a snowy landscape, on a menu recommending Lea & Perrins Sauce. The group on the left are playing a game of curling on the ice

British occupation of Cyprus - the Bashi-Bazouks leaving the island in 1878. Cyprus was first occupied by the British on July 10th 1878, under the terms of the Anglo-Turkish Convention

Dress Stewart Tartan
The Dress Stewart tartan of the Stewart clan, Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Funeral of a British soldier, Estaires, France, WW1
Funeral of a British soldier (a private in the 2nd Scots Guards), at Estaires, northern France, during the First World War. Date: December 1914

Inhabitants giving coffee to British troops, Flanders, WW1
Local inhabitants giving coffee to British troops (2nd Scots Guards) on the road from Roulers to Ypres, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 14 October 1914

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