P number: | P000141 |
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Old photograph number: | C03767 |
Caption: | Sclattie Quarry, Bucksburn. Aberdeenshire. The photograph shows a view at the base of the quarry. |
Description: | Sclattie Quarry, Bucksburn. Aberdeenshire. The photograph shows a view at the base of the quarry. Large blocks of granite await further processing or transport out of the quarry. Note that some blocks have been split using the plug and feather method, the short drill holes in which the feathers were hammered are clearly visible. A quarryman on the right wields a large sledge-hammer. |
Date taken: | Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 BST 1939 |
Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
Copyright statement: | Crown |
Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
X longitude/easting: | 389500 |
Y latitude/northing: | 809500 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 258.95 KB; 1000 x 719 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 190 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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