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A blog posting by Weitian Liu, an Enlight Foundation scholar, pursuing an MPhil in History of Photography, describes the acquisition of some 900 negatives by James Pugh, AIBP. ARPS. between 1967 and 1972 which have been added to the St Andrews University Special Collection.
The negatives were bought at a car boot sale by the donor and mostly show older buildings and ruins in Scotland: castles, bridges, churches and monuments.
Little is known about the life of the photographer who was a member of the Royal Society of Arts, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Royal Photographic Society and Institute of British Photographers. They have been added recently to the university's catalogue for photographic collections.
Read the full blog here.
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James A Pugh became a member of the RPS in 1963 and an Associate (ARPS) in December 1963. His address was in Edinburgh 9. He seems to have remained a member until 1974.
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National Science and Media Museum
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Photographic History Research Centre, Leicester
Birkbeck History and Theory of Photography Research Centre
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The Press Photo History Project Mapping the photo agencies and photographers of Fleet Street and the UK
The correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot
Historic England Archive
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Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group
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www.earlyphotography.co.uk British camera makers and companies
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National Portrait Gallery, London
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