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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Fountainbridge

and

Edinburgh Quay

The Eastern end of the Union Canal

  

Photographs 1985

St Cuthbert's Milk Deliveries - January 1985 ©

St Cuthbert's Co-op Milk Horse

St Cuthbert's Milk Deliveries - January 1985 ©

St Cuthbert's Co-op Milk Horse

  

  

Photos

2007

  Fountainbridge - The former Palais de Dance', later to become the Mecca Palais Bingo Hall - Photo taken 2007 ©

The former 'Palais de Dance'

  Gardner's Crescent, Fountainbridge - looking to the north towards Morrison Street - before the storm ©

Gardner's Crescent

 

Raft Race

2008

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Edinburgh  Quay

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Edinburgh Quay

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Wheel

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Start of the Race - 1

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Start of the Race - 2

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Competitor and Bridge

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Raft with Carpet

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Sink

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Fridge

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

'Cone Tiki' - racing'

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

'Cone Tiki' - after the race

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Fire and Water

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

The Finish - looking east

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

The Finish  -  looking west

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Competitor

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Four on a Raft  -  1

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Four on a Raft  -  2

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 28, 2008 ©

Clothes drying

 

Raft Race

2009

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 27, 2009 ©

Wedding Car
before the race

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 27, 2009 ©

Three Rafts
racing

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 27, 2009 ©

Wedding car
racing - 1

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 27, 2009 ©

Wedding car
racing - 2

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 27, 2009 ©

Wedding car - sunk
crew swimming

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 27, 2009 ©

Renewable Device
at the start

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 27, 2009 ©

Renewable Device
racing - 1

Raft Race on the Union Canal - June 27, 2009 ©

Renewable Device
racing - 2

 

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race

2010

Boats

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Mackay Seagull

Canal Barge

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Rowing - Towing a Coracle

Boats

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Swans and decorated barge

Canal Barge

Raft Race

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Near the start

Raft Race

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Mid-way down the course

Raft Race - Final

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

The Finish

Raft Race - Final

Canoes

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Edinburgh Quay

Canoes, Barges and Bunting

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Edinburgh Quay

Canoe Polo

New Housing

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Between Leamington Bridge and Gilmore Place

New Housing

Murals

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

The Welcoming Art Group, Tollcross

Mural

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

The Welcoming Art Group, Tollcross

Mural

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

The Welcoming Art Group, Tollcross

Mural

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Tollcross Primary School

Mural

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Tynecastle High School

Mural

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

St Cuthbert's Primary School

Mural

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Sighthill Primary School

Mural

Canal Festival and 4th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, June 26, 2010 ©

Longstone Primary School

Mural

 

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race

2011

Raft Race

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Start of the Race

Raft Race

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Making Good Progress

Raft Race

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Paddling Hard

Raft Race

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Falling Apart

Raft Race

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Collapsed

Raft Race

Murals

Several of the murals from 2010 and some new ones from 2011 (including these below) were on display.

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Canal View Primary School

Mural

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Which School?

Mural

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Longstone Primary 1/2 and 2/3

Mural

Canal Festival and 5th Annual Raft Race - Union Canal, Edinburgh, July 9, 2011 ©

Longstone Primary 3

Mural

 

 

Links to Other Pages

EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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