Branded as a “fair share for all” amid fears of nationwide food shortages, ration books were first issued 80 years ago today as part of measures in World War Two.
We are exploring Victorian photography in our new exhibition, Cartomania, at Aberdeen Maritime Museum. Cartes de visite were small photographs that were pasted onto 10cm by 6cm card mounts.
We often look to the Italians as the masters of supercars, with firms such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Pagani dominating the segment but we’re forgetting about some of the legends that have come from British soil.
There’s just three sleeps left until Christmas and all across the north-east people will be panic buying those last minute gifts. They’re not alone, however. These archive images taken in the 1980s show shoppers heading out to grab those final gifts and cards, with some heading out to deliver parcels to those in need.
Tonight hundreds of pupils from schools across the north-east will take to the stage at the Aberdeen Music Hall for our annual Carol Concert.
Christmas is getting nearer and children across the north-east writing their lists for Santa. In this week’s Aberdonian, we’ve gone back through our archives to find out what toys and and gifts kids in the city have been demanding over the last few decades.
As some of you may know, the gallery and museums teams have been involved in moving the reserve collections into their new home at Northfield.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re taking a look at the lollipop men and women who have patrolled north-east streets through the years. We’ve dug out these images from across our archive showing them in action from 1970 to the present day. Over the years they have aided children, teaching them vital lessons about road safety.
In this week’s Aberdonian we're taking a look at education through the ages at Scotstown Primary School.
With the end of the decade in sight, many have been perusing their most-played songs of the decade – but which song was the best-selling of the 660s? The 1440s? The 2650s BC?
We’ve dug out these images from across our archive showing local races, drivers and onlookers throughout the 1970s to 1990s.
We’ve dug out these images from across our archive that display local landmarks, events and town inhabitants through the years.
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums cares for a large collection of more than 300 items of clothing and accessories worn by Frances Farquharson, a flamboyant American fashion editor and Highland socialite.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re focusing on the Aberdeenshire town, Fetteresso. We’ve dug out these images from across our archive showing local landmarks, events and town inhabitants.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re focusing on the Aberdeen fish market. We’ve dug out these images from across our archive showing the bustling market and offering a snapshot into the lives of it’s workers.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re focusing on Aberdeen’s schools. We’ve dug out these images from across our archive showing the school buildings across the city.
Masks and costumes have been worn to festivals and masquerade balls for centuries.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re focusing on the Aberdeen Arts Carnival We’ve dug out these images from across our archive showing the event through the decades.
The heated debate about fracking began relatively recently in the UK, but the roots of the technique can be dated back to the 1860s.
Two companies have picked up a gold award at a prestigious ceremony for work on a First World War trench.
It's Halloween and to mark the spookiest day of the year we've gone back through our archives and dug out some of our favourite pictures.
The final journey of a 5,300-year-old corpse found in the Alps has been revealed by plants which were frozen with him at his death.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re focusing on traditional spinning in the north-east. We’ve dug out these images from across our archive showing the historic industry in our region.
When the Art Gallery re-opens on Saturday 2 November, there will be over 1,000 objects of all shapes and sizes on display.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re focusing on tattie picking in the north-east We’ve dug out these images from across our archive of farmers and young people taking part in what was an annual tradition.
A new £100,000 project will encourage tourists to travel off the beaten track when they visit the north-east.
September saw the 80th anniversary of the Second World War evacuation programme. Planning for Operation Pied Piper began in the summer of 1938 by the Government’s Anderson Committee.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re focusing on the north-east’s fishing industry. We’ve dug out these images from across archive images people in the north-east working in the industry over the last 60 years.
A new exhibition showcasing a Victorian photographic phenomenon is set to take place.
In this week’s Aberdonian we’re focusing on the north-east’s farming industry. We’ve dug out these images from across archive images people in the north-east working in the industry over the last 60 years.