[Photographs, glass negatives, 8mm. reels of film and related printed items belonging to Alexander Cain ARPS].
Cain, Alexander,1902-1981.
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The photographic archive of Alexander Cain of Aberdeen, who worked at Aberdeen University as photographer and was an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society. The collection consists of photographic prints, glass negatives and slides, seven 8mm reels of film, transparencies, and 52 associated exhibition catalogues and pamphlets. The photographs depict Scottish landscapes, King's College Chapel, Aberdeen and Scottish antiquities. Cain contributed photographs to Aberdeen anatomy professor Robert Lockhart's 1959 textbook "Anatomy of the human body". He also did pre- and post-excavation photography of the St. Ninian's Isle Treasure (Shetland), which was excavated by a team of archaeologists led by Professor A.C. Dell of Aberdeen University. There are examples of prints for both projects in the collection.
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The photographic archive of Alexander Cain of Aberdeen, who worked at Aberdeen University as photographer and was an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society. The collection consists of photographic prints, glass negatives and slides, seven 8mm reels of film, transparencies, and 52 associated exhibition catalogues and pamphlets. The photographs depict Scottish landscapes, King's College Chapel, Aberdeen and Scottish antiquities. Cain contributed photographs to Aberdeen anatomy professor Robert Lockhart's 1959 textbook "Anatomy of the human body". He also did pre- and post-excavation photography of the St. Ninian's Isle Treasure (Shetland), which was excavated by a team of archaeologists led by Professor A.C. Dell of Aberdeen University. There are examples of prints for both projects in the collection.
Cain, Alexander, 1902-1981.
Printed ephemera