Photograph of inn
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Burns Arms Inn, Alloway
- Introduction:
- This inn stands at the end of the more modern bridge over the River Doon. The 'auld brig' can be seen in the distance, to the left. Two men and a boy stand at the entrance, a woman to the left and another man cutting a hedge towards the bridge.
- Image Rights Holder:
- Glasgow City Council Libraries and Archives
- Ref:
- A037
- Project:
- 646:The Thomas Annan Collection
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- 170 x 120mm
- What:
- Photograph of inn
- Subject:
- These prints are from albums compiled by Thomas Annan's firm. They did not appear in the published collections, although some were duplicated and advertised for sale from a catalogue of individual prints. No original negatives survive for any of them.
- Who:
- Robert Burns (inn named for)
- Thomas Annan (1829-1887) (photographer)
- When:
- 1855-1887 (working life of photographer)
- Where:
- The Mitchell Library, Glasgow
- Background:
- These prints are from albums compiled by Thomas Annan's firm. They did not appear in the published collections, although some were duplicated and advertised for sale from a catalogue of individual prints. No original negatives survive for any of them.
- Description:
- Albumen print from collodion negative.
