Projects

[1072] Images of the United States of America

Pictures taken in Washington DC, New York City, California, Pennsylvania and New England on various visits to the USA undertaken by Cairns Aitken.  Included in this small collection are images of many iconic and important buildings, including the White House, the Capitol Building, the Empire State Building and the now-destroyed World Trade Centre, all of great interest to teachers and students of history, geography, architecture, social studies and modern studies. Prof. Aitken, the photographer and contributor of the project, was an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, becoming Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retiring as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: America, USA, United States, Washington, New York, Los Angeles

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1071] Post-War Memories of Edinburgh

A collection of oral histories from residents of Edinburgh, recorded in 2009.

Keywords: reminiscence, oral history, World War Two

Location of Project Material: Lothian

[1070] NCAP D-Day

Aerial imagery from NCAP, the National Collection of Aerial Photography is one of the largest collections of aerial photography in the world, containing tens of millions of images of historic events and places around the world. 

This selection documents the events of 6th June 1944, "D-Day". The Allies,  or "D-Day" forces deployed from bases along the south coast of England. Allied land forces that saw combat in Normandy on June 6 came from Canada, Free French Forces, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the weeks following the invasion, Polish forces also participated and there were also contingents from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Most of these countries also provided air and naval support, as did the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Royal Norwegian Navy. The vast and complex job of planning for the D-Day landings depended heavily on aerial photography.

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Keywords: NCAP D-Day World War Two

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1069] Glasgow Garden Festival

Pictures from the Glasgow Garden Festival, held between 26 April and 26 September 1988, taken by Cairns Aitken. The festival was the first event of its type to be held in the city in 50 years, since the Empire Exhibition of 1938, and also marked the centenary of Glasgow's first International Exhibition, the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry of 1888. Prof. Aitken, the photographer and contributor of the project, was an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, becoming Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retiring as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: horticulture, flowers, plants, gardens

Location of Project Material: Central Scotland

[1068] Morton, Young & Borland

Photographs from the Morton, Young and Borland lace factory at Newmilns in East Ayrshire.

Keywords: lace, Ayrshire, Nottingham, machines

Location of Project Material: Central Scotland

[1067] Curling Stones

Audio and video footage of curling stone manufacture at Kay's Curling Stone Factory in Mauchline, East Ayrshire.

Keywords: curling stones, Mauchline, East Ayrshire, factory

Location of Project Material: Central Scotland