Archive photograph collections
The BGS archive photograph collections consists of three sub-collections, The British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) photograph collection, Keyworth Library archive collection and the Archive Collection held in National Geological Records Centre (NGRC), Edinburgh. The British Association for the Advancement of Science photograph collection of prints was deposited on permanent loan from the BAAS, the photographs are of important historical interest and range in date from c. 1890 to 1940's. They are mostly field photographs of the UK and Ireland. The negatives were destroyed during the Second World War, the prints are held in the Library at Keyworth. The Keyworth library archive is an interesting assorted collection of historical photographs held in the Library Archive. Collections include subjects in the UK and overseas. Most are donated from external sources. The NGRC Edinburgh collection consists of photographs, mostly prints, held in the Scottish Land Survery Archives collection in Murchison House. They are mostly of historical interest and includes pictures of former staff.
non geographic dataset
National Geological Records Centre
- Further information on contacts for accessing the 'Archive photograph collections' data can be obtained via the page this URL links to.
National Geological Records Centre (NGRC) | Records and Archives
- Further information on the National Geological Records Centre (NGRC) which holds the 'Archive photograph collections' data can be viewed via the page this URL links to.
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http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13603092
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Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences:
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Photography
Free:
NERC_DDC
creation: 1870
1870
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British Geological Survey
Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South,
EDINBURGH,
EH14 4AP,
United Kingdom
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email:
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British Geological Survey
Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South,
EDINBURGH,
EH14 4AP,
United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3142
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
British Geological Survey
Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: distributor
British Geological Survey
Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: custodian
Data Quality
The collection has been built up by donation or photography within BGS and its predecessor organizations since c 1870s.
Equivalent Scale:
1:
10000
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British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South,
EDINBURGH,
EH14 4AP,
United Kingdom
tel: +44 131 667 1000
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
2024-04-24