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Call Number:

PH-00925

Collection Name:

Photographs of Old Closes, Streets, &c., taken 1868-1877

Creator:

Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)

No. of Items:

40 photographs

Span Dates:

1878

Description:

Photographic album, entitled Photographs of Old Closes, Streets, &c., taken 1868-1877 (Glasgow: City Improvement Trust, 1878), containing 40 carbon prints by Thomas Annan (Scottish, 1829-1887). The album is disbound and each photograph is separately matted. Item-level information is available upon request.

Accession No(s):

964:0520:0001-0040

Location(s):

f DA 890 G5 A55 1878 HRC-P Boxes 1-11
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 1. Head of High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 20.9 x 32.5 cm; 8 1/5 x 12 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0001
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 2. Old Vennel, off High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium carbon print
Dimensions 27.7 x 23.1 cm; 10 9/10 x 9 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0002
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 3. Broad Close, No. 167 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.6 x 23.1 cm; 11 3/10 x 9 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0003
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 4. High Street, from College Open
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 24.6 x 33.6 cm; 9 7/10 x 13 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0004
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 5. Close, No. 148 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.3 x 22.8 cm; 11 1/10 x 9 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0005
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 6. Close, No. 118 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.6 x 22.4 cm; 11 3/10 x 8 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0006
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 7. Close, No. 115 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.2 x 22.4 cm; 11 1/10 x 8 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0007
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 8. Close, No. 101 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 27.6 x 22.5 cm; 10 9/10 x 8 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0008
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 9. Close, No. 193 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.5 x 23 cm; 11 1/5 x 9 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0009
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 10. Close, No. 83 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 25.8 x 21.4 cm; 10 1/5 x 8 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0010
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 11. Close, No. 80 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 27.9 x 23.1 cm; 11 x 9 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0011
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 12. Close, No. 75 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 27.9 x 22.5 cm; 11 x 8 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0012
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 13. Close, No. 65 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 27.9 x 23 cm; 11 x 9 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0013
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 14. Bell Street, from High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.4 x 37 cm; 11 1/5 x 14 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0014
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 15. Close, No. 37 High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.3 x 22.6 cm; 11 1/10 x 8 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0015
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 16. Old Building, High Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 25.4 x 29.7 cm; 10 x 11 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0016
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 17. High Street, from the Cross
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 37.2 x 30 cm; 14 3/5 x 11 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0017
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 18. Trongate, from Tron Steeple
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.4 x 36.5 cm; 11 1/5 x 14 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0018
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 19. Trongate in the Olden Time
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 16.9 x 24.9 cm; 6 7/10 x 9 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0019
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 20. Tontine Building, Trongate
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.9 x 37.6 cm; 11 2/5 x 14 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0020
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 21. Close, No. 29 Gallowgate
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 27.4 x 22.5 cm; 10 4/5 x 8 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0021
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 22. King Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 22.2 x 28.2 cm; 8 7/10 x 11 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0022
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 23. Laigh Kirk Close
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.3 x 23.1 cm; 11 1/10 x 9 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0023
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 24. Princes Street, from King Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 27.6 x 22.1 cm; 10 9/10 x 8 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0024
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 25. Close, No. 18 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.1 x 22.9 cm; 11 1/10 x 9 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0025
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 26. Close, No. 28 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28 x 21.8 cm; 11 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0026
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 27. Close, No. 31 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.8 x 22.6 cm; 11 3/10 x 8 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0027
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 28. Close, No. 46 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.4 x 22.4 cm; 11 1/5 x 8 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0028
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 29. Close, No. 61 Saltmarket.
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 25.8 x 22.6 cm; 10 1/5 x 8 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0029
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 30. Closes, Nos. 97 and 103 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 26.8 x 21.6 cm; 10 3/5 x 8 1/2 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0030
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 31. Close, No. 122 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.1 x 22.2 cm; 11 1/10 x 8 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0031
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 32. Close, No. 128 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 27.6 x 22 cm; 10 9/10 x 8 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0032
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 33. Close, No. 136 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 27.7 x 22.3 cm; 10 9/10 x 8 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0033
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 34. Close, No. 139 Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 28.6 x 23.3 cm; 11 3/10 x 9 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0034
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 35. Saltmarket, from Bridgegate
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 29.7 x 37.3 cm; 11 7/10 x 14 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0035
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 36. Close, No. 157 Bridgegate
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium carbon print
Dimensions 28.3 x 23 cm; 11 1/10 x 9 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0036
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 37. Low Green Street
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 20 x 30.3 cm; 7 9/10 x 11 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0037
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 38. Clothes Market, foot of Saltmarket
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium carbon print
Dimensions 21.1 x 29.8 cm; 8 3/10 x 11 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0038
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 39. Main Street, Gorbals, looking South
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 23.3 x 29.5 cm; 9 1/5 x 11 3/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0039
Artist/Maker Annan, Thomas (1829 - 1887)
Title 40. Main Street, Gorbals, looking North
Date 1878 or 1879
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 25.9 x 36.4 cm; 10 1/5 x 14 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0520:0040

See Also:

The Old Closes & Streets of Glasgow (964:0329:0001-0050) q DA 890 G5 A55 1900 HRC-P

Thomas Annan Photography Collection: Additional works by Annan are located in the Thomas Annan Photography Collection (PH-00284).

Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field: Additional works by Annan are located in a photographically-illustrated edition of Sir Walter Scott's Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field (PH-00969).