#Gorbals

Thread incoming... @commonfuturenow passed this little collection of CDA related archive material on to me a wee while back – rescued from a bin at GCC some time ago. Finally
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Los Rojos: Why Scottish people should support Independiente — a thread: Independiente were founded in 1904 and actually used Blue and White as their colours, inspired by the first champions
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This kind of glib disavowal is dangerous. Here’s why. My great aunt was a Mary MacDonald who lived in a slum flat in the Gorbals. Working class, worked all hours
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John Maclean (1879 - 1923) The legend of John Maclean began in the Pollokshaws in Glasgow where he was born the sixth of seven children into a family where the
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Thought it may be a good idea to collate all the threads I've put together to date. .Starting off with Bob Mazzer's 'Underground', taken in London 1970s/80s.https://twitter.com/YourWullie/status/1227306884803198976?s=19 The
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The majestic peaks of Suffolk. Port Talbot. The Spanish City Whitley Bay. Hadrian's wall. Housesteads, Northumberland. Birmingham Canal Navigations. A network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part
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Thomas Annan (born Dairsie, Fife 1829) was a Scottish photographer, notable for being the first to record the bad housing conditions of the poor. In 1866 he was commissioned to make photographic
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''If, in the highlands the people were trying to exist upon a diet of boiled grass and nettles, the case was even worse in the City wynds. Within a circle
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The Art of Album Covers..Original photograph used by Raymond Pettibon whilst designing Sonic Youth's 1990 album 'Goo'. Pictured are Maureen Hindley and David Smith. Both were key witnesses in the
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