The old closes & streets of Glasgow / engraved by Annan from photographs taken for the city of Glasgow Improvement Trust ; with an introduction by William Young.
Alternate Title(s):
Old closes and streets of Glasgow
Published / Created:
Glasgow : James MacLehose and Sons, 1900.
Physical Description:
23, [1] pages, [50] leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"[The photographs] were commissioned by the city authorities to mark the first slum clearances, which were authorized in 1866. Annan's thirty-five photographs, taken between 1868 and 1871, were designed to record the history of the buildings as well as the dreadful living conditions."--ODNB. Annan's photographs are recognized as one of the first significant photographic works of social documentation.