Old Photograph Atholl Memorial Fountain Dunkeld Highland Perthshire Scotland

Old Photograph of the Atholl Memorial Fountain in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. The Fountain was funded by public subscription and built in 1866 'to the memory of George Augustus Frederick John 6th Duke of Atholl'. The Duke had introduced a piped water supply to Dunkeld, prior to which all water had to be drawn from the River Tay. The Fountain was designed by C S Robertson and erected on the site of the Market Cross. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photographs Fishwives North Street St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of fishwives outside a cottage on North Street in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. A fishwife or fisher lass, was a woman who gutted or sold fish, The word wife often meant woman rather than a married woman though they were often the wives and daughters of Scottish fishermen from coastal fishing villages. . Fishwives were sometimes loud and foul mouthed, as noted in the expression, To swear like a fishwife. One reason for their outspokenness is that their wares were highly perishable and so lost value if not sold quickly. Their fish, such as haddock and herring, was carried on their backs in creels. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.





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Old Photograph Summit Kinnoull Hill Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the summit of Kinnoull Hill, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Miss Marie Studholme Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Miss Marie Studholme in Glasgow, Scotland. Marie, born 10 September 1872, died 10 March 1930), was born Caroline Marie Lupton. She was an English actress and singer known for her supporting and sometimes starring roles in Victorian and Edwardian musical comedy. Her attractive features made her one of the most popular postcard beauties of her day. Her theatre career spanned from 1891 to 1915. She was one of producer George Edwardes' famous Gaiety Girls and originated several roles in musical comedies. Studholme toured widely in the British provinces including Edinburgh and Glasgow, and abroad in shows that had enjoyed successful productions in London, England, and she became extremely popular in the British provinces. She ended her career in music hall comedy sketches. After her retirement from the stage, she fostered a boy and adopted a girl.



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Old Photograph George Alexander Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of George Alexander in Glasgow, Scotland. Sir George Alexander, born 19 June 1858, died 15 March 1918, born George Alexander Gibb Samson, was a stage actor, theatre producer and theatre manager.



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