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The photograph features Archibald Haswell Miller holding a palette and portraying a female figure.

The cardboard shows the text "H.M. at Glasgow School of Art c1907 (under Maurice Greiffenhagen)".

An annotation on the top right corner shows "1907".

The photograph features Archibald Haswell Miller holding a palette.

The photograph features a close-up shot of Josephine Haswell Miller.

The reverse shows the text "Jessie Thomson 319 Sauchiehall St" stamped on the cardboard.

The photograph features a close-up shot of Josephine Haswell Miller.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting featuring the distant landscape of Knoydart viewed from the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Annotated "The Knoydart Hill from Skye" on the reverse, but not dated.

The photograph features a mountainous landscape.

The photograph features a male and a female dressed with period clothing.

The photograph features a man wearing a religious outfit. The reverse of the photograph shows the following text:

"Arch. H Miller Esq.
Mansfield Lodge
Partickhill
Glasgow

Dear old Miller I hope you are enjoying yourself & not working too hard. Convey my respects to Miss Cathcart when
you see her.
A.L. Jackson"

A4 sized paper scan of a black and white blown up image of a lady in white patterned headscarf. Verso " Mrs Kopaloff - 88 yrs - Stepney, East London / 1977 / A reduced cope of the original, part of our / exhibition of East End Faces, held at / Toynbee Hall - The Universities' Settlement in East London." Per DC 101/3/1, Mrs Kopaloff was sitting at her kitchen table in her pre-fabricated home shelling peas. She had escaped from Jewish persecution in Lithuania and found refuge in the United Kingdom; Veronica Matthew knew her well.

The photograph features two students portraying two female subjects in class. Two men can be spotted in the background.

The reverse of the photograph shows the text "Mr. Miller – [...] 1927. June" and "2/53".

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour landscape painting featuring the Cuillin Hills viewed from Strathaird on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Annotated "The Cuillin Hills from Strathaird, Loch Bracadale" on the reverse, but not dated.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the landscape of the Eildon Hills in Melrose, viewed from Dryburgh, Scotland. Signed "W. Meldrum" on the backing paper, with the annotation "The Eildon Hills. From Dryburgh" on the reverse, but not dated. Presumed to be part of the same series as the identical photograph (DC 120/2/14).

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the landscape of the Eildon Hills in Melrose, Scotland. Signed "W. Meldrum" on the backing paper, with the annotation "Views of the Eildon Hills, Abbotsford" on the reverse, but not dated.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting featuring the river Tweed in Melrose, Scotland. Annotated "The Tweed near Melrose" on the back side of the paper.

Small photograph depicting two smiling women from the shins up wearing dresses. Appear to be standing in an art studio as there is a framed image and another image of a naked female body. "Grace Chisholm, Everilde In a painting studio in the Glasgow School of Art / About 1935?" verso. "141" on the right side.

Includes a smiling Valerie in her home in Florida with cast sculptures, paintings, framed pictures, and a living room behind her; "Val Ambrose / Florida, 2010" verso. Has small white border and is glossy.

Includes a corner of Valerie's home with painted artworks on the wall, cast sculptures, and a Tiffany style lamp; " Val + John's house / Florid. Oct. 2010" with a printed image verso. Has small white border and is glossy.

Includes a view of a living room with a focus on six sculptures of different people on a coffee table; "X Val's self portrait / Val's sculptures in their house / Florida, 2010" verso. Has small white border and is glossy.

Includes a black and white glossy photograph of a smiling Veronica Matthew in a white dress made with a printed shawl by Valerie Wilson (Bloomfield-Ambrose) in 1956 or 1957. "Weekly Scotsman. Edinburgh." written at bottom on the white border. Verso "Veronica Matthew / G.S.A. Fashion Show, 1956 or 1957 / The white dress belonged to Valerie Wilson, (now V. Ambrose), + made by her. The stole was a screen printed textile made by me in greens, red + a kind of Kakhi colour. The headdress was red knitting pins stuck into my bun. I was a student of Robert Stewart's / Printed Textiles Dept. + Kathleen Whyte's Modern Embroidery / 10 Aug 2016." Verso also includes a stamp that indicates the copyright and reference number for printing purposes.

The photograph features fourteen women representing a scene. One of the women is on her knees, head bowed. There is a sign with the words 'A daft lot'.

The reverse of the photograph shows a text addressed to Archibald Haswell Miller.

The photograph features eleven female students wearing a variety of outfits. The photograph shows five female names on the reverse.

Collection of photographic copies of George Henry paintings, mostly portraits. Most are mounted on a supporting cardboard backing. Some have typewritten labels. Some are stamped or labelled with "A.C. Cooper, Fine Art Photographer".

Includes:

• one colour photograph of a Tuar Fabrics display
• 2 black & white photographs of unidentified people with aprons.

One item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.

Photographs from the deposited collection of C A Wallace Shaw, including both personal photographs, and photographs relating to professional design work.

Please note: a selection of these items are also available to view digitally under The Cloth Digital images, DC 089/3/4/3.

The Glasgow School of Art photographic collection consists of

• images taken by GSA to record the activities of the School
• images taken for publicity purposes
• images donated by former staff and students illustrating their time at the School
• and images used as teaching aids at GSA.

Some of this material is currently uncatalogued and therefore not accessible for researchers.

The photographic collections consist of loose photographs, bound albums of photographs and a large collection of lantern slides and glass plate negatives.

The photographs record events at The Glasgow School of Art, its students and their work and act as an important historical source. A large part of the collection consists of the plate glass negatives which were used from the 19th century onwards as a teaching aid and consist of photographic plates of international artworks and architectural examples.

We have identified people depicted in these photographs where possible. Please get in touch if you spot any inconsistencies, omissions or errors, and we will edit descriptions accordingly.

A variety of photographs featuring loose photographs of artworks and GSA students and staff.

Photographic portraits of Mackintosh and associated individuals.

Photographs relating to the design work of C A Wallace Shaw for Fornton Knitting Company.

Includes photographs collected by Alexander McGibbon, Charles Edward Whitelaw, and Eugene Bourdon. Also includes collection of cloud studies, copies of George Henry works, and miscellaneous photographs.

Includes two black and white photographs of women. The first features Sadie McLellan. The second features Grace Chisholm and Everilde.

A number of photographs featuring Sheena Reid and other GSA students.

Photographs relating to the design work of C A Wallace Shaw for Pringle of Scotland.

Includes a sepia photo of Veronica Matthew, Valerie Wilson, Alan Fletcher, and Douglas Abercrombie; a photograph of Veronica Matthew wearing a white dress photo made by Valerie Wilson in 1956/1957; a photograph of Mrs Kopaloff in 1977 and three photographs of Valerie Bloomfield-Ambrose in Florida in 2010.