[Set of 16 mounted photographs of housing conditions]
- Reference:GB 243 D-HE4/1/8/10
- Dates of Creation:1897
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:16 items Photographic material (incl slides etc)
Scope and Content
The photographs are numbered 1-16 and show tenement housing conditions, many with children in the back courts. The only caption is on 16 - Adelphi Street. No 10 is in two halves. The photographer is Thomas Annan. Undated. See also D-HE/4/1/8/9.
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Note
In 1868 The City of Glasgow Improvement Trust approached Thomas Annan to take pictures of some of the slum areas prior to demolition. This is claimed to be one of the first times photography was used as documentary evidence.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Outsize.10 of 15 in two halves
Conditions Governing Use
Application for reproduction should be made to the Archivist
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