Projects

[1048] Russia

Pictures of Russia, from cities including Moscow and St. Petersburg, and small towns and villages.  Combing pictures of majestic and historically significant structures with scenes from everyday life, this project is a boon to the study of the history of the nation and its culture. Cairns 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: St. Petersburg, Kremlin, Moscow, USSR, Palace

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland

[1047] Douglas from birth to 40 years

Pictures of a boy from birth through childhood, adolescence and finally adulthood.  A fascinating document of changes in lifestyles, fashions and hairstyles.  Cairns 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: Growing, ageing, boy, family

Location of Project Material: Lothian

[1046] White Water Canoeing on the River Tay

Pictures of white water canoeing at Grandtully, about 5 miles east of Aberfeldy, on the River Tay.  Cairns 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: canoeing, Tay, river, Aberfeldy, boat

Location of Project Material: Tayside

[1044] Never Give Up: A Community History of North Edinburgh

Material from the archives of North Edinburgh Social History Group. The group have been actively involved researching, recording and preserving the story of their community and its strong tradition of community activism since March 2009.

Location of Project Material: Lothian

[1043] Images of North Edinburgh

Images from the collection of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland to support 'Never Give Up', an online exhibition by North Edinburgh Social History Group.

Location of Project Material: Lothian

[1042] Waverley on the Clyde

A series of photos depicting the passenger boat called the Waverley as it carries passengers along the River Clyde.  Built in 1946, it is the last seagoing, passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Cairns 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: ship, Clyde, water, river, boat, vessel, passenger

Location of Project Material: Central Scotland