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Perth & Kinross Local & Family History We are Perth & Kinross Local & Family History. Sharing historic photographs of Perth & Kinross from the 19th and 20th centuries.

With records dating back over eight hundred years, the Archive is where you can explore the people and places of Perthshire and Kinross-shire.

A view of 118 South Street, Perth, in 1948. The premises had been the business of several different butchers and grocers...
19/10/2026

A view of 118 South Street, Perth, in 1948. The premises had been the business of several different butchers and grocers throughout the early 20th century. Although William Webster died in 1945, the business remained as W. J. Webster & Son until 1962.

Postcard of the Day: Charlotte Street and Bridgend. Perth. No date.📸 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library
19/10/2026

Postcard of the Day: Charlotte Street and Bridgend. Perth. No date.

📸 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library

🛍️ How many shops can you name? From the photographic collection at Perth Art Gallery, this 1959 image looks south down ...
18/10/2026

🛍️ How many shops can you name? From the photographic collection at Perth Art Gallery, this 1959 image looks south down Perth's George Street.

Ref: PPNN54

18/10/2026

A view of the Alyth Jubilee Pageant from May 1935.

Ref: D. Wilson Laing 1935.0419

Who remembers some of these shops, including Hendersons, on Perth's High Street? We think this image is around 1973 - is...
17/10/2026

Who remembers some of these shops, including Hendersons, on Perth's High Street? We think this image is around 1973 - ish.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

A view of the portcullis on South Street, Perth, from 1911. The Coronation of King George V and his consort, Queen Mary,...
16/10/2026

A view of the portcullis on South Street, Perth, from 1911. The Coronation of King George V and his consort, Queen Mary, took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 22 June, and this photograph shows the area all decked out for the occasion.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

Postcard of the Day: Kintillo, late 1800s.📸 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library
16/10/2026

Postcard of the Day: Kintillo, late 1800s.

📸 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library

South Methven Street, Perth, from the 1950s. R.P. Blair (Chemist), Coopers (Teas?), Patersons (?), J&R Smail (Ironmonger...
15/10/2026

South Methven Street, Perth, from the 1950s. R.P. Blair (Chemist), Coopers (Teas?), Patersons (?), J&R Smail (Ironmongers), ... Bee Bar.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

Postcard of the Day: Perth Academy, 1913.📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library
15/10/2026

Postcard of the Day: Perth Academy, 1913.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

From 1955, a view of 'The Perth Garage of Automobile Engineers' on York Place/Caledonian Road in Perth (the AK Bell Li...
14/10/2026

From 1955, a view of 'The Perth Garage of Automobile Engineers' on York Place/Caledonian Road in Perth (the AK Bell Library is to the left of the image).

📸 Perth Art Gallery / D. Wilson Laing (photographers)

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PH28EP

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