Glass Plate negative of View of Regent Quay, Aberdeen Harbour c.1910
AssociatedAssociated with
Fred Hardie
AssociatedAssociated with
A. J. B. Strachan
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1915 - 1982)
AssociatedAssociated with
Regent Bridge
Datec.1910
Object NameGlass Plate Negative
Mediumglass and chemicals
ClassificationsMaritime History
Dimensions17.5 cm x 12.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2009 by Malcolm & Duncan Strachan.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS077161
About MeThis print from the original glass plate negative shows a remarkable view of Regent Quay and Aberdeen Harbour; vastly changed, but still recognisable as the place we know today. The Regent Bridge and sailing ships at the quayside may have gone, but Girdleness Lighthouse is clearly visible on the horizon.The negative was donated by Malcolm & Duncan Strachan, sons of A J B Strachan, the Aberdeen photographer and former apprentice to Hardie. Strachan bought Hardie's business in 1935 and the glass plate negative, thought to have been taken by Hardie, was acquired with the premises. Archie Strachan also acquired the extensive collection of George Washington Wilson's negatives and donated them to Aberdeen University.
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society
c. 1910
