Photograph of Glasgow and South Western Railway Paddle Steamer 'Glen Sannox'

Photograph of staff of Glasgow and South Western Railway at Dreghorn Station in Ayrshire.

First official recorded mention of tartan within clothing accounts for King James V in 1538. The entry for 'Heland tartane' reads as follows:ITEM in the first for ij elnis ane quart[er] eln[e] of va-riant cullorit veluet to be the Kingis grace ane schortheland coit p[re]ce of the eln[e] vj li~ Su[m]ma xiij li~ x d~Item for iij elnis quarter elne of grene taffatyisto lyne the said coit w[i]t[h] p[re]ce of the elne x s~ Su[m]ma xxxij s~ vj d~Item for iij elnis of heland tertane to be hoiss to thekingis grace p[re]ce of the elne iiij s~ iiij d~ Su[m]ma xiij s~Item for xv elnis of Holland claith to be syde helandsarkis to the kingis grace p[re]ce of the elne viij s~Summa vj li~

Photograph of the ocean liner RMS Lusitania of the Cunard Line, launch weight 16000 tonnes, at John Brown & Co Ltd Shipyards, Clydebank, Scotland.

Photograph showing a broadside view of the quadruple screw turbine Steamer RMS Lusitania whilst on trial in the Clyde Estuary.

Construction of Royal Navy Battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown Shipyard, Clydebank, showing first gun being taken aboard.

Construction of Royal Navy Battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown Shipyard, Clydebank.

Construction of Royal Navy Battlecruiser HMS Hood at John Brown Shipyard, Clydebank.

Crowd gathered to watch launch of RMS Caronia