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Day 5 & here is a lovely selection of hats from the archive including a sketch of the trilobite Angelina sedgwickii 😉. What’s your favourite type of hat? 🤠👒🎩🧢#ExploreYourArchive

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2023-04-05

April is month with . The theme for day 1 is We have membership records for all our members as well as maps, drawings, photographs and reports relating to the work of ICE and our members.

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2023-04-02

Scotland may be better known for Golf, Rugby, Football and Curling but for we thought these sport were just as interesting. Egg and spoon race, Pillow fight, Three legged Race and the ever thrilling Potato Race

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2022-04-25

These wonderful caricatures of skaters by 'M' [Lord Archibald Campbell] can be found in 'The Skating Club Scrapbook' with contributions from the 1840s to the 1910s. The (now) Royal Skating Club, is England's oldest skating club https://t.co/jtzmybzQXa

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2022-04-25

There are few things in representing sport: Poster from 1980 Olympic Games exhibition, the BM 1919-20 football team & the Blackheath pedestrian, George Wilson, whose toenails were allegedly donated to the in 1815.

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2022-04-25

Here's one for the catwalks! Balloon inspired from TISSANDIER, G. Title: Histoire des ballons et des aeronautes celebres 1783-1890.

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2022-04-20

day 19. There's plenty of (from "make-do & mend" to "careless talk costs lives") on these WWII propaganda poster designs.
📁 sew-&-sew INF 3/225; she remembers INF 3/271; pony INF 3/89; blackout INF 3/293

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2022-04-19

Today's theme is . Here are some watercolours from William Lloyd's notebooks which record his travels including South America, Australia and Europe 1870s and 80s

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2022-04-17

Today's theme is We have so many but it is difficult to beat these watercolour views of Brunel's South Devon atmospheric railway under construction by William Dawson. Each page shows the line with views as seen on each side.

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2022-04-16

covers everything from its building history, its staff & collectors, its collections, its displays & exhibitions & more. 1855 building the Reading Room, AW Franks, 1890s display & Tutankhamun exhibition in 1972

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2022-04-13


Being an Archivist is sometimes a bit like being a Detective! Head to our blog to find out some of our techniques for identifying mysterious people in historic photographs -->
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2022-04-10

Day 5 This photo album contains the untold story of the Mackenzie family. James Mackenzie (born c1862 in Inverness) & Mary Mackenzie (born c1862 in Airdrie) lived in Hallcraig Street, Airdrie. James worked for the .

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2022-04-05

This impressively large Pedigree of David Thomas Parry Esq., of Noyadd Tre-fawr measures four sheep long and only just fits on our table!

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2022-04-04

This colourwash drawing of 'The Vampire Bat’ was painted c.1820 by John Harrison Scott, whose family had links with Captioned: 'It sucks the blood of a human being till he dies, it's in the Act of Pouncing on its prey'! https://t.co/H8oQgGcbYr

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2022-04-03

Today is of that visited London Zoo? A Keeper recalled 'a tall, thin chap, with a 'ook nose and a pointed beard...He had a 'ard, cold look and red eyes.'

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2022-04-03

"I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe." R.L. Stevenson.
We couldn't agree more with Stevenson. So this we'll be sharing lots of mappy goodness from the 2 million maps and atlases in our collection.

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2022-04-01

Today's topic is Here are some plans of Pittodrie Stadium from the 1920s for you to look at! I wonder how many goals have been scored on this pitch?...

(Reference BW/P96a)

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2021-04-29

is big & diverse: from 1950s photo archive of stone sculpture, slip catalogues relating to the collection, gallery display images (1898) & building history (Front Hall in 1929). And loads more!

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2021-04-28

Our Board of Trade registers are treasure troves of including clothing designs, fabric swatches, household goods & much more besides. Our Victorian & Georgian collections showcase some wonderful designs. https://t.co/f54whxswK4
https://t.co/j094jrSFIX

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2021-04-27