John Smith Collection of Canal and Railway Photographs
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TitleJohn Smith Collection of Canal and Railway Photographs
ReferenceGD184
Datec 1912-1976
Archive creatorJohn Smith
Scope and ContentColour Slides of Canal and Boats; Lantern Slides of Canal and Boats; Lantern Slides of Railways; Photographs of Puffers.
1. Envelope containing colour slides of the Forth and Clyde Canal and various boats (15 items):
Old Stables, Forth and Clyde Canal, 1965.
Bowling Basin.
Stables, Kirkintilloch Road, tethering rings (1975)
New Bridge over canal, Kirkintilloch Road (1976)
Old Bridge over canal, Kirkintilloch Road ( 1975)
View of Greenock
Bowling, rollers below old railway bridge (1968)
Old Kilpatrick, stall in stable on Canal (1968)
Canal access point sign Canal Steps, Kirkintilloch Road.
S.S. Skylighter at suspension bridge, Glasgow ( 1966)
S.S. Kaffir at Rothesay (1973)
M.V. Kaffir unloading Coal at Duncan
View of old train
2. Box containing glass slides of the Forth and Clyde canal and canal boats (7 items):
Gypsy Queen at Port Dundas
Gypsy Queen at Kelvin Dry Dock
Clydegate
M.V. Ashton at Kelvindale, 1962 (colour)
Bowling Coal Hoist (colour)
Two slides of Puffer C113 at Lambhill Bridge
3. Box containing lantern slides pertaining to the Forth and Clyde Canal and Railways (24 items):
Coal Hoist at Bowling
Canal Dredger at Maryhill
Bowling Lock
Bowling, boat passing through lock (colour)
The Gael (colour)
The Saladia at Glasgow
The Saladia at Glasgow
Trackboat at Hamilton Hill Basin (damaged)
Photograph of the canal dredger at Maryhill
Various slides of railway engines and an interior view of a factory
4. Folder containing photographs and negatives of Puffers (35 items):
Steam Puffers at Tobermory (1952)
Steam Puffer off Langbank (1952)
S.S. Skylight about to pass below Glasgow Bridge (1951)
Unidentified puffer
S.S. Skylight off Greenock (1953)
Puffers at Greenock Harbour (1949)
S.S. Pibroch at Kingston Dock (1952)
Port Ellen (1954)
Bunting on S.S. Pibroch at Kingston Dock (1953)
"Maggie" Film (1953)
Craigielea, the last puffer to leave quay at Stockwell
"Maggie" film, make up (1953)
"Maggie" film, puffer ashore (1953)
Unidentified puffer
Various negatives of above photographs and others.
1. Envelope containing colour slides of the Forth and Clyde Canal and various boats (15 items):
Old Stables, Forth and Clyde Canal, 1965.
Bowling Basin.
Stables, Kirkintilloch Road, tethering rings (1975)
New Bridge over canal, Kirkintilloch Road (1976)
Old Bridge over canal, Kirkintilloch Road ( 1975)
View of Greenock
Bowling, rollers below old railway bridge (1968)
Old Kilpatrick, stall in stable on Canal (1968)
Canal access point sign Canal Steps, Kirkintilloch Road.
S.S. Skylighter at suspension bridge, Glasgow ( 1966)
S.S. Kaffir at Rothesay (1973)
M.V. Kaffir unloading Coal at Duncan
View of old train
2. Box containing glass slides of the Forth and Clyde canal and canal boats (7 items):
Gypsy Queen at Port Dundas
Gypsy Queen at Kelvin Dry Dock
Clydegate
M.V. Ashton at Kelvindale, 1962 (colour)
Bowling Coal Hoist (colour)
Two slides of Puffer C113 at Lambhill Bridge
3. Box containing lantern slides pertaining to the Forth and Clyde Canal and Railways (24 items):
Coal Hoist at Bowling
Canal Dredger at Maryhill
Bowling Lock
Bowling, boat passing through lock (colour)
The Gael (colour)
The Saladia at Glasgow
The Saladia at Glasgow
Trackboat at Hamilton Hill Basin (damaged)
Photograph of the canal dredger at Maryhill
Various slides of railway engines and an interior view of a factory
4. Folder containing photographs and negatives of Puffers (35 items):
Steam Puffers at Tobermory (1952)
Steam Puffer off Langbank (1952)
S.S. Skylight about to pass below Glasgow Bridge (1951)
Unidentified puffer
S.S. Skylight off Greenock (1953)
Puffers at Greenock Harbour (1949)
S.S. Pibroch at Kingston Dock (1952)
Port Ellen (1954)
Bunting on S.S. Pibroch at Kingston Dock (1953)
"Maggie" Film (1953)
Craigielea, the last puffer to leave quay at Stockwell
"Maggie" film, make up (1953)
"Maggie" film, puffer ashore (1953)
Unidentified puffer
Various negatives of above photographs and others.
Extent1 box [0.07m]
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyc 1985
SubjectBoats and Boating, Canal Boats, Railroads
Level of descriptionfonds
Admin history/BiographyJohn Smith was a resident of Glasgow and had a keen interest in local railways, ships and canals. No further information is known about the life of John Smith.
Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch