Collection of photographs of Clyde vessels taken from negatives belonging to Graham Langmuir, solicitor and steamer enthusiast, Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 238
- Dates of Creation:20th century
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.05 metres (1 folder)There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Photographs of vessels, groups of passengers, ship yards and harbours, 20th century
Photographs of vessels include ships built by the following Scottish ship yards:
- Scott & Sons (Bowling) Ltd , Bowling, West Dunbartonshire
- James & George Thomson Ltd , Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire
- Wood & Reid , Port Glasgow, Inverclyde
- Robertson & Co , London
- Caird & Co Ltd , Greenock, Inverclyde
- John Reid & Co ; Blackwood & Gordon
- T Wingate & Co , Glasgow
- H McIntyre & Co , Paisley, Renfrewshire, and Alloa, Clackmannanshire
- Robert Duncan & Co , Port Glasgow, Inverclyde
- A & J Inglis , Glasgow
Administrative / Biographical History
Graham Langmuir was born in 1910 in the Titwood parish of Glasgow, Scotland. He studied at the University of Glasgow graduating MA in 1929 . He went on to study Law at the University, graduating LLB in 1933 . Graham Langmuir practised as a solicitor in Bearsden, Glasgow, but his passion was steamers and he wrote four books with GC Duckworth on this subject: Clyde River and Other Steamers , Clyde and Other Coastal Steamers , Railway and Other Steamers , and West Coast Steamers . He died c1994.
Arrangement
The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Graham Langmuir
Other Finding Aids
Manual file level list available in searchroom
Alternative Form Available
Possible
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Unknown
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
See source list on Shipping and Shipbuilding Industry
GB 243 Papers of Graham Langmuir (Glasgow City Archives)
Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance
Bibliography
No known publications using this material
Additional Information
This material is copied from Mr Langmuir's negatives deposited at Glasgow City Archives
Revised by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 25 July 2002
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