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U-boat attack in transatlantic convoy 1943
Photograph of an attack by British coastal Command aeroplanes on a German U-boat in an Atlantic convoy. The U boat can be seen half submerged with the crew apparent on the conning tower.
LNER Class C15 4-4-2T Reid Tank Locomotive No.67474 (NBR No.309)
LNER Class C15 4-4-2T Reid tank Locomotive No.67474 at Arrochar & Tarbert Station.
Book embroidered by Princess Elizabeth, 1545
Embroidered cover of religious book written by Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth I of England, for her stepmother, Katherine Parr.
Carpenter and his wife, Glen Creran, 1866
Photograph of a carpenter, Mr McInnes, and his wife in Glen Creran
Dundee Ward Road Station, c 1860
Photograph of the terminus of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway at Ward Road in Dundee, with Dundee Prison and Royal Infirmary in the background. The station was the railway's original terminus and was closed on 8 Jun 1861.
Pressing and packing cordite, HM Factory Gretna, 1918
Photograph of three female workers pressing and packing cordite at HM Munitions Factory Gretna
Greenock Prison - particulars of prisoner
Particulars of female prisoner in Greenock, Helen Todd McIntyre or Wright.
Monktonhall Colliery roadway, 1950s
Photograph of roadway at Monktonhall Colliery, looking towards three-way junction. Pointed arched girders and wooden planks support the roof.
HMS Repulse
View of the forecastle deck with engine room vents looking forward on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.