Dundee Photographic Survey Volume 1

• Reference:GB 615 DPS1
• Dates of Creation:1st Jan 1903 - 1st Jan 1916
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  3600 photographic prints across 13 albums

• Scope and Content

  Black & white photographs, taken by the Dundee and East of Scotland Photographic Association (DESPA) during the period 1903-1916 to document changes in the city's landscape. The photographs are divided across thirteen albums on the following topics:

  Industries
  Churches
  The Howff [Graveyard]
  The Tay Bridge [Railway bridge]
  The Harbour
  Streets
  Buildings I
  Buildings II
  Closes
  Education
  Tramways, Electricity and Gas
  Corporation Departments
  Volunteers [Military]

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The Dundee and East of Scotland Photographic Association (DESPA) was formed in March 1880, when they met at Lamb's Temperance Hotel, Reform Street, Dundee. This was part of a growing movement in the city of Dundee to "emulate the examples of other cities and possess greater facilities for meeting and exchanging ideas and promoting our Art generally".

  The first president of DESPA was James C. Cox of Beechwood, Dundee.

  The society changed its name to Dundee Photographic Society in 1950 and is still active under this name. It was as Dundee Photographic Society that the same society undertook the Dundee Photographic Survey Vol. 2 in 1991.

• Access Information

  Open to the public; digitised but not currently online

• Acquisition Information

  The Photographic Survey was donated to Dundee Free Libraries on its completion in 1916 and has remained in the libraries' care.

• Other Finding Aids

  A card catalogue of locations and institutions appearing in the Photographic Survey is available in the Local History Centre. Each volume also comes with a contents list.

• Accruals

  Not accruing new material.