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Shops B/W

Folder containing 44 black and white and colour photographs of mostly unidentified shops fronts, all taken by George Oliver. Locations include: Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews, and London. Shops include: grocers, chemists, booksellers, tobacconists, butchers and ironmongers.

Oliver, George

Edinburgh Prints

Folder containing 76 black and white photographs of various scenes in Edinburgh, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some annotated. Also contains a newspaper cutting of a picture taken by George of a horse and cart on the Royal Mile. Most date from the period that the Olivers lived in Edinburgh as their Edinburgh address is given on many of the photographs. Includes: Playfair Library, glass houses at the Botanic Gardens, Life Association of Scotland Building, Princes Street, George Street, George Street lane sales, Leith Docks and the New Town.

Oliver, George

Edinburgh

Folder containing 8 contact sheets and 114 negative strip of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated.  Although the folder is entitled 'Edinburgh', some of the material is of scenes outwith Edinburgh and of cars. For example: scenes of George's Rolls Royce at Doune, Broughton House and an Albion car dating from 1920. The Edinburgh material includes: Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh University, New Town and George Street lane sales. Some negatives relate to photographs in the previous folder entitled 'Edinburgh Prints'.

Oliver, George

Edinburgh

Folder containing 22 contact sheets and 224 negative of photographs taken by George Oliver. Majority are annotated. Includes: Museum of Childhood, Royal Scottish Museum, Henry Moore statues at Inverleith, New Town, Edinburgh University and Greyfriars graveyard.

Oliver, George