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An information treasure trove for Scotland National Library of Scotland is an information treasure trove of Scotland’s knowledge, history and culture, with millions of books, manuscripts, newspapers, magazines and maps covering every subject. More ...

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The last upload was March 2013.

Ladies thistle uploaded March 2013
Strawberries uploaded March 2013
Page from 'A curious herbal' uploaded March 2013
Loyalist pamphlet uploaded September 2012
Letter to British Loyalist, Myles Cooper uploaded September 2012
Reference letter for Patrick Geddes from Charles Darwin page 2 uploaded June 2012
Reference letter for Patrick Geddes from Charles Darwin page 1 uploaded June 2012
Plan shewing the open spaces in the Old Town of Edinburgh uploaded June 2012
Patrick Geddes' Thinking Machine uploaded June 2012
George Washington's official letters and signature uploaded March 2012
Letter from George Washington to General Smallwood - page 2 uploaded March 2012
1792 map of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia uploaded March 2012
'The Compleat Explorer' by Griffith Taylor uploaded March 2012
'Pancake', from the Burnfoot House recipe book, 1782 uploaded February 2012
Map of North America by George Willdey , 1715 uploaded February 2012

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Damaged aeroplane arriving at an R.A.F.Depot for examination and repair

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incredible face said:
The RAF did not exist at this time, it was still the R.F.C. until April 1918

He is fond of flying

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Whipper_snapper said:
That's an SE5 or SE5a, note the top wing mounted Lewis gun on a sliding Foster mount.
National Library of Scotland said:
Thanks. We've tagged the image with this info now.
Whipper_snapper said:
You're welcome.
awmc1 said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vintage People with Animals, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
rigel_ringtail said:
I found this after a chance discovery while researching WWI. I was watching a film about the Battle of the Somme that a friend had recommended and I noticed one of the British divisions had a fox pup for a mascot. It seems red foxes were a popular mascot for the British.