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Sunday school picnic, Edinburgh, 1920
Photograph of Sunday school picnic at Niddrie Park, Edinburgh. The children and teachers are from Lady Glenorchy's United Free Church of Scotland Greenside Mission.
Sunday school picnic, Edinburgh, 1920
Photograph of Sunday school picnic at Niddrie Park, Edinburgh. The children and teachers are from Lady Glenorchy's United Free Church of Scotland Greenside Mission.
The Tourist Gymnasium looking aft on board the Cunard Line ocean liner RMS Queen Mary
Photograph of the Tourist Gymnasium looking aft on board the Cunard Line ocean liner RMS Queen Mary
Edwardian ladies at Fingal's Cave, 1908
Photograph of Edwardian ladies at Fingal's Cave on Isle of Staffa
List of members of the Foot-Ball club in Edinburgh, 1824-1825
List of subscribers to John Hope's Foot-Ball Club in Edinburgh for 1824-1825 season. The club may be the earliest known football club in the world.
List of expenses of the Foot-Ball club in Edinburgh, 1824-1825
List of expenses of John Hope's Foot-Ball Club in Edinburgh for 1824-1825 season. The club may be the earliest known football club in the world.
Receipt for payment for blowing up footballs, Edinburgh, 1832
Receipt for payment by John Hope for blowing up footballs for his club. John Hope's Foot-Ball Club in Edinburgh may be the earliest known football club in the world.
Nile Pleasure Cruise 1898
A crowd of Nubian men, women and children in the act of trying to trade on the banks of the Nile in Upper Egypt.
Nile Pleasure Cruise 1898
Image of pleasure craft and dhows sailing on the River Nile in Egypt, taken from a boat on the river.