Capital Collections

Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services – Image Library


Collections

Welcome to Capital Collections – a choice of images from the collections of Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services. Whether you are researching your family tree or doing a school project, you can discover the historical and cultural life of Edinburgh, Scotland and the Scots through this growing image library which includes a wonderful selection of photographs, drawings, watercolours and engravings.

Copies of many of the images are available for purchase. Look at Order Images for more information.

We are currently experiencing problems accepting payment via credit card. Please contact capitalcollections@edinburgh.gov.uk to place an order.


Searching

Use the Search box at the top right of the screen or the A-Z to find images. Use Help for searching tips. When your search is complete you will be able to select from a gallery of images, each with accompanying information.


Exhibitions

On-line exhibitions feature selected images from the collections. Some of the exhibitions are highlighted on the right of this page and a complete listing is available from the menu choice Exhibitions.


Use of the website

Images from this site can be downloaded for personal and educational purposes. Please read the Terms and Conditions and the section on copyright for more information.

Leith Lives: A Photographic Portrait 1880-1930
Leith Lives: A Photographic Portrait 1880-1930
This exhibition gives us an insight into one of Edinburgh's closest communities before it was changed forever. The images depict Leith before the redevelopment of the early twentieth century.
Edinburgh World Heritage Exhibition - Juxtaposition of the Old and New Towns
Edinburgh World Heritage Exhibition - Juxtaposition of the Old and New Towns
Edinburgh is a celebrated city on a unique site, made up of a group of volcanic hills emerging from a coastal plain.