Victorian Glasgow Scotland

Old Glasgow
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an old drawing of a factory with smokestack in the sky and people standing outside
he great chimney at Crawford St Chemical Works, Port Dundas, erected by Joseph Townsend, 1859
he great chimney at Crawford St Chemical Works, Port Dundas, erected by Joseph Townsend, 1859. It was for a time the largest chimney in the world at 468 feet (142.65 m) Archive Ref: TD232/136/1
a black and white photo of a man with his arms crossed in front of a wall
the first black international football team
Andrew Watson: the first black international footballer
Andrew Watson: The first black International Footballer
an old cemetery with many headstones and trees in the background
an empty road in the middle of a cemetery
an empty road in the middle of a cemetery
an old black and white photo of a woman sitting in a room
Interior of single apartment house, Howard St, c.1906, from the collection of Glasgow Improv Dpt
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an old newspaper advertisement showing the different types of glassow in various places around the world
Glasgow postcard from 1900's
an old photo of a man in a cape holding a cell phone to his ear
Clodagh Finn: Big Rachel, the 6ft 4in labourer, is a giant of our hidden history
the illustrated news cover with an image of people in boats and onlookers
The sinking of the SS Daphne in Glasgow. Front page of the Illustrated London News on 14th July 1883
Glasgow Disasters
an old black and white newspaper article with pictures of people on boats
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two images of a statue with hair in the shape of a woman's head
Bid to safeguard historic Glasgow sculptures dumped next to industrial unit