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.


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 in images
Leith in images
This exhibition has a selection of images of Leith that give an insight into the development of this once separate burgh now a vibrant part of Edinburgh from the beginning of the 18th Century until the present day.
Edinburgh World Heritage Exhibition - Historic Interiors
Edinburgh World Heritage Exhibition - Historic Interiors
The Edinburgh World Heritage Site has many iconic and instantly recognisable buildings. However building interiors are no less important and behind the doors of the city's public and domestic buildings historic interiors survive on a remarkable scale.