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, "caption": "A fascinating new book of early photographs brings 19th and 20th century Scotland to life. Here is a small selection from The Scots — A Photohistory, by Murray Mackinnon and Richard Oram, and published by Thames & Hudson. Find out more at www.thamesandhudson.com. This image shows golf at St Andrews around 1900."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
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, "caption": "Lochranza on Arran."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
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, "caption": "Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket, c.1880."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
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, "caption": "A tailors' room in Aberdeen c.1930."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
}
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, "thumb": "/polopoly_fs/1.67332.1360010457!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_124/image.jpg"
, "caption": "A wagon on a precarious trip over the sea to Skye c. 1870."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
}
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, "thumb": "/polopoly_fs/1.67333.1360010486!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_124/image.jpg"
, "caption": "Scottish Highland life attracted the curious, and canny Highlanders like this St Kildan family, c.1880, capitalised on this by charging to pose for photos."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
}
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, "thumb": "/polopoly_fs/1.67334.1360048995!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_124/image.jpg"
, "caption": "The work-worn hands of a pretty young woman pouring pickling brine into a herring barrel."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
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, "thumb": "/polopoly_fs/1.67335.1360010542!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_124/image.jpg"
, "caption": "A north-east harbour at the peak of the herring boom between 1880 and 1914."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
}
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, "thumb": "/polopoly_fs/1.67336.1360010571!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_124/image.jpg"
, "caption": "The Aberdonian Express, running from Aberdeen to London, crossing the Forth Bridge c.1930."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
}
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, "thumb": "/polopoly_fs/1.67337.1360010599!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_124/image.jpg"
, "caption": "Game fishing, like shooting, became increasingly popular with the upper and middle classes in the later 19th century. Skilled ghillies and anglers like Will Duff, a master of the Spey salmon fishing, were feted like modern sports stars."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
}
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, "thumb": "/polopoly_fs/1.67338.1360010628!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_124/image.jpg"
, "caption": "The book is released in a compact format costing £12.95 on March 4."
, "credit": "Thames & Hudson"
}
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Gallery: images from new book The Scots — A Photohistory
4 February 2013 8.53pm.
Comments For This Gallery
In picture 1, the woman second from our right is pioneering the MIckey Mouse ears. I knew Disney was a rip-off!
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