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Glasgow's
Mitchell Library, designed by
William B. Whitie, is the largest reference library in Western Europe. Over the past decade, it has been digitising its collection of photographs, which has resulted in the
Virtual Mitchell, an unrivalled collection of photographs of Glasgow which covers the last 150-odd years of the city's history.
The photographs can be searched by
area,
street or
subject, all of which provide a fascinating insight into life in Glasgow over the past century and a half.
Some examples:
Charing Cross, 1950s;
1975;
The Mitchell Library, 1910;
Meadowside Shipyard, circa 1930;
New Astoria Cinema, Possilpark;
Royal Exchange Square, 1868;
Alexander "Greek" Thompson's church on Caledonia Road;
East End children in class in 1916
posted by Len
on Feb 3, 2010 -
14 comments
The
Fore River Shipyard was in service between 1886 and 1985, first under the management of the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company, then Bethlehem Steel, and finally General Dynamics. She helped to close out the age of sail with the construction of the
largest sailing vessel in history without any kind of engine. Besides providing a substantial number of liberty ships, surface warships of various classes, and submarines during WWII, it may also be the source of the
"Kilroy was here" graffiti.
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posted by rmd1023
on Nov 4, 2009 -
3 comments