Projects

[0908] World Religion, Politics, Economics and the Democratic Process

A selection of 1000 images by photographer Gerry McCann, from all around the world, Some of the topics covered are religious pilgrimage, ritual and ceremony, poverty, war, sport, art and music.

Keywords: Photojournalism, photography

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland

[0907] Medieval Times

This project looks at aspects of Scottish burghs and their medieval origins. It also looks at settlement and related activities in the Highlands, where ancient ways of life survived for longer than in the Lowlands. Topics range from cattle droving to rural industries, and from house types to a Royal Observer Corps post on a remote hillside.

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland

[0906] South Lanarkshire War Memorials, Trench Life in the Great War

This project from South Lanarkshire Council looks at local war memorials, along with photographs of the local Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) regiment in action during World War I.

Keywords: Military history

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland, Strathclyde

[0905] The Scotsman Newspaper Photographs, Part II

A selection of photographs as published in The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News newspapers from the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s. The topics covered include Scotland at work and leisure, events of national and local importance and scenic views. See also Project 893.

Keywords: Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News, leisure, current affairs, photography

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Lothian

[0903] Selected Images from the John Hume Collection

A further 500 records from the RCAHMS's John Hume Collection, covering industrial and public buildings outside of the central belt of Scotland. See also Projects 693 & 864.

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Lothian

[0902] Then and Now: Highlights of the RCAHMS collection

A look at the changing rural, urban and social landscapes of Scotland using material from the RCAHMS collections. Topics include gravestones and graveyards, RAF oblique aerial photographs, WWII Luftwaffe aerial photographs, canals, the new Scottish Parliament, islands, tourist sites and other modern attractions.

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Lothian