Something a bit more industrial for this week's #WhereisitWednesday , but where is it?

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The Kinnaird Hall on Bank Street, c. 1963.

The Kinnaird Hall was a theatre and then converted into a cinema in 1919 as the owners felt they wouldn't be able to survive with the competition from the soon to be opened Caird Hall. #TuesdayTrivia

Ref: DCC-CL1006-1
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Dens Road, looking up to the junction with Dura Street, although the road layout has changed somewhat in the last 25 years.

Date: Oct 1998

Ref: GD/X1384 Dundee Centre & North Tray 3

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The FDCA recently published an index of burials at St Peters Church. Johanna, our volunteer who worked on the index, took a closer look into some of the unfortunate stories behind those burials. Click the image below to read their stories.

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Street of the Week: Arthurstone Terrace

This street actually used to be three separate streets until 1908. What name do you prefer: Buchan Street, Kilmaron Terrace or Arthurstone Terrace?

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The view of Birkhill from the Roundie, c.1910. Many of these buildings are still there, although now hidden by hedges and other things.

Ref: GD/X1271

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One of the smallest items in our exhibition #ThisJustIn is this button from Dundee tailor JP Smith. Based at 6 High Street from the mid-1850s, we believe Mr Smith traded until the early 20th century. Amazingly this tiny button fell down a chimney in a Windsor Street flat.

Today's #ThrowbackThursday image of 1974 (ish) takes us to Wallace Street.

Date: c.1974

Ref: IN029-019 BW038

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#WhyArchives No two days are the same. One minute you are helping an academic research the jute industry, then you are locating plans of the Tay Bridge landfall and then tracking down the identity of their father's war time sweetheart. And that's just answering emails!
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The most #PopularItem in the Caledon Collection (Ref: GD324) is the plans of the SS Californian. Built in Dundee in 1901 the ship is best known for its involvement with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The Californian was sunk by torpedo in 1915 off Greece. #Archive30 ARA Scotland

I wonder what #FutureArchives will fill these shelves?

If you have any #Dundee related items that you think should be preserved for future generations (no matter if they are old or new) then we want to hear from you!
You can email us on [email protected].

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We like to remind you that #ArchivesForAll is true. Anyone is welcome to visit our searchroom to view the records that we have. For more information about arranging a visit, please our website - link is on our profile,
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A little piece of #ArchiveAdvice , please please please don't use sticky tape on original documents! This will damage the document and leave a residue on the paper.
Also if you must put something in a frame, please display a copy as it will fade in the light over time.
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Only 1 week to go until the next FDCA lunchtime talk. This time we will be hearing about the Dundee Naturalists and 150 years of studying Dundee's local nature. Click the image below to get your free ticket. Thurs 2nd May, 1pm, Glasite Hall. All welcome. tickettailor.com/events/friends…

We have a small collection of items created by Draffens, a large store on Whitehall Street that I'm sure many people will remember. The collection mostly consists of the staff journal, news cuttings and promotional material. #BusinessArchives #Archive30

One of our recent accessions is this photograph of the Dundee Amateur Gymnastic Society from 1912. The team won the National Physical Recreation Society's 200 Guineas Challenge Shield in Sheffield on 15th June 1912.

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