Scots Collection (#20)

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

Belgian cavalry passing through Sommergem, WW1
Belgian cavalry passing through Sommergem (Somerghem), East Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. Transport of the 2nd Scots Guards can be seen on the right

Douglas Water Church
The church at Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In the tower is a unique clock, presented to Douglas by Mary, Queen of Scots in 1565. Date: 1960s photo

Humorous Haggis
A wild haggis in its cage - this one is guaranteed to be edible! Date: 1930s

Kennedy Tartan
The Kennedy clan tartan, Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Hunting Hamilton Tartan
The Hunting Hamilton tartan of the Hamilton clan, Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Anderson Tartan
The Anderson clan tartan, Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Glen Garry Tartan
The tartan of the Glen Garry clan, Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Red Robertson Tartan
The Red Robertson tartan of the Robertson clan, Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Charles Stuart Tartan
The tartan of Prince Charles Edward Stuart ( Bonnie Prince Charlie ) of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1972

Hunting McInnes Tartan
The Hunting McInnes tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Royal Stuart Tartan
The Royal Stuart (or Stewart) tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1972

Mackay Tartan
The MacKay (McKay) tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Dress Gordon Tartan
The Dress Gordon tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Cunningham Tartan
The Cunningham tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Hunting McLeod Tartan
The Hunting McLeod tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland, England, a Premonstratensian abbey, founded in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec. Destroyed by the Scots; rebuilt in 1752. Date: founded 1165

Hunting McLean Tartan
The Hunting McLean (MacLean) tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Gordon Tartan
The Gordon tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Mathieson Tartan
The Mathieson tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Black Watch Tartan
The Black Watch tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Glengarry Tartan
The Glengarry tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Macbeth Tartan
The Macbeth (McBeth) tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Mary, Queen of Scots house
Queen Marys House, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, once belonged to the Kerr family. When Mary Queen of Scots visited the town in 1566, she stayed here. 16th century

Captured German officers outside concrete bunker, WW1
Captured German officers standing outside their concrete bunker on the Western Front, France, during the First World War. On the left is a Scots soldier standing guard. Date: 1914-1918

Men of the RFC loading Lewis guns, WW1
Men of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) loading Lewis guns during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

7th Division and others, Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
Men of the Belgian 7th Division on the quay at Zeebrugge, Belgium, soon after the start of the First World War. With them are men of the 2nd Scots Guards and 2nd Gordon Highlanders

Guards Memorial - St Jamess Park, London
The Guards Memorial - St Jamess Park, London (as seen from Horseguards Parade) - unveiled by the Duke of Connaught on 16th October, 1926. An obelisk of Portland stone with a granite base

Scots Highlander - WWI Patriotic Postcard - Union Flag
Scots Highlander soldier from the First World War on this patriotic postcard, bearing the caption Do or Die. He stands, a wound on his brow bandaged

Young lady in patterned dress by Philippe and Gaston
Young lady wearing a white crepe embroidered long sleeved Scottish style patterned dress, by Philippe and Gaston. 1924

Coronation. Markers waiting for Guard of Honour
A member of the Royal Air Force Regiment and a member of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, take up position as markers for the imminent arrival of the guards of honour. 1953

Annexation of Crete by Great Powers
Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands. A Greek force arrived to annex the island in 1897 and the Great Powers acted

Coronation. Guard of Honour outside Abbey
Guard of Honour moounted by 2nd Battalion Scots Guards opposite the west door of the Abbey. The band of the Royal Marines is on the extreme right. 1953

Soldiers on board SS Lake Michigan, WW1
Men of the 2nd Scots Guards and the 2nd Gordon Highlanders on board the SS Lake Michigan during the First World War. 6 October 1914

March past at medal presentation ceremony, WW1
March past of Scottish troops on the Western Front during the First World War, for the presentation of medals by General Sir Ivor Maxse. Date: circa 1917

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