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Michelle Broadley, an Advertising and PR Student at City of Glasgow College, sent us this lovely photo of the iconic Mitchell Library at night
This photie wis taen in the Mitchell Leebrary in Glesca. This auld chaumer wis aince the hame o the Burns an Scots Poyem gaitheries, as shawn on the gless doors.
Photie bi Dr Dauvit Horsbroch.
This has been misidentified on the internet as the Dennistoun Baths
urbanglasgow.co.uk/private-swimming-baths-in-dennistoun-t...
It's actually from KennyhIll Special school www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/index.php?a=distr...
The Tasman Map is hand drawn on delicate Japanese paper. It bears the arms of the City of Amsterdam. Just below the Tropic of Capricorn are the tracks of Abel Tasman's two ships Heemskerck and Zeehaen.
The map combines the results of Abel Tasman's first (1642-1643) and second (1644) voyages with those of earlier Dutch navigators. It shows a surprisingly accurate general outline of the Australian coastline.
Princess George of Greece presented the original Tasman Map to the Library in 1931. The origins of the map are uncertain. Once thought to have been drawn under Tasman's personal supervision - possibly by his chief pilot, Franz Jacobszoon Visscher - it now seems likely that the map was created c. 1695, derived from an imperfect original map, itself compiled in 1644 from authentic original maps, including those of Tasman's two voyages.
In recognition of the Tasman Map's significance, a stunning marble mosaic reproduction forms part of the floor of the historic Mitchell Library vestibule at the State Library of New South Wales. The mosaic, which was created by Sydney craftsmen the Melocco Brothers in 1939, took many hours of painstaking and accurate work to complete.
Bookgroup tonight, involving lots of tea, cake, scandalous gossip and much laughter. It's becoming less about the books and more about the friendship, although we do still have a long list of books to get through.
This is the last one until our post Christmas curry night, so I'll have to find another cake to photograph next month. Gosh, I wonder what that will be?!
(This was organic banana cake - absolutely no calories and it counts towards one of your five-a-day because of the organic banana. Honest - would I lie to you?)
Top - Modern
Bottom - Early 1900's
Finally!!!! Higher Photography is over and done with, I got an A!!!! I'm now in my first year of my HND. I produced 12 prints which I am nowable to upload to share ith everyone. My aim was to get images from the archives of old Glasgow city centre and the west end, I then wanted to go back to the same location and retake the images to show the change in the city over the years some of them have changed dramatically and some, barely any change at all ... i hope you enjoy them and comments are welcome :)
Cast iron lamps on James Sellars' St Andrew's Halls of 1877.
The halls were destroyed by fire in 1962 and this is now the façade of the Mitchell Library's 1980s extension. Recently restored.
Front cover of the exhibition catalogue (54 pages, yours for a donation), currently at the State Library of NSW. I'd definitely recommend a visit. See my other photos of the catalogue...
How can the local authority not see the damage they do to Glasgow with ill-judged street furniture? The newly-sprouted bike shelter can only have been planned by someone unfamiliar with Glasgow's typically horizontal rain.
Not the most exciting picture in the world, but I uploaded it because of the light! It felt dark when we were shooting, and I've done nothing to this except crop it. Just shows you there's more light than sometimes you realise!
Top - Modern
Bottom - Early 1900's
Finally!!!! Higher Photography is over and done with, I got an A!!!! I'm now in my first year of my HND. I produced 12 prints which I am nowable to upload to share ith everyone. My aim was to get images from the archives of old Glasgow city centre and the west end, I then wanted to go back to the same location and retake the images to show the change in the city over the years some of them have changed dramatically and some, barely any change at all ... i hope you enjoy them and comments are welcome :)
royal exchange square and not a lot has changed :)