Sir Willian Arrol, Archive Of Forth Road Bridge Construction
Photographs and ephemera by Ralston
£693
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
240 silver gelatin photographs mainly by Ralston of Glasgow, relating to the construction of the Forth Road Bridge, and 12 large earlier photographs taken inside the foundry and various ephemera relating to the company. Forth Bridge photographs mostly 21.5 x 17cm, foundry photographs 30 x 25cm with slight edge wear, ephemera pasted down to paper (quantity)
Provenance
Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century.