Refocus!

An interdisciplinary research group that explores the history of St Andrews through @univofstandrews early photographic collection.
Supported by @StLeonards_PGs

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We would like to thank @MuseumsUniStA @StAndrewsUniLib @StLeonards_PGs and the Print&Design Unit for making it possible to bring this project to life! 🧵7/7

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🎄👀Don't miss out on the Wardlaw Museum Christmas Fair (December 4 and 5). You can get a beautiful Early Photographic Sticker Album that we made in collaboration with @MuseumsUniStA for free! If you cannot attend, you can also make a DIY version at home. See 🧵1/7

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Share your folded sticker albums with us using #WardlawMuseum and #Refocus 👀♥️We can not wait to see them! This one was home-made by @LucyEyer 🧵6/7

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We would like to thank @MuseumsUniStA @StAndrewsUniLib and @StLeonards_PGs for making it possible to bring this project to life! 7/7

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🎄📷@MuseumsUniStA and @SRefocus have a Christmas present for you - our Early Photographic Sticker Album! Come shop at the Wardlaw Christmas Fair on December 4 and 5 and get a beautiful printed version for free. For the DIY version see 🧵1/7

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Share your folded sticker albums with us using #WardlawMuseum and #Refocus ♥️👀 We can not wait to see them! 6/7

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Historical Images Courtesy University of St Andrews Library ALB-2-231, ALB-13-14-2, ALB-55-5, ALB-49-119, ALB-55-7, ALB-2-217, 2000-1-32, ALB-49-72,

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Thank you to those who joined us for our orientation week Treasure Hunt! We loved telling you about early photographic history of St Andrews and hope you enjoyed exploring the town!
Thanks to @StAndrewsUniLib for giving us permission to use their collection photographs!
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More images here!

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Welcome back to the 2021-2022 academic year! Please join the Refocus! team on September 8th at 1 pm for our first event of the year, the Early Photography Treasure Hunt! RSVP at our event below!

https://t.co/IwButJExpw

#Refocus #Treasurehunt #Orientationweek #standrews

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Image Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library, ID EPM-CC-2/3:
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Image of the village of Patna in Ayrshire, and portrait of a resident the 'Jubilee Cobbler'. Photographer unknown.
The village gets its name from the Indian city history and there's some colonial history here. See thread.
#Refocus #colonialconnections #localhistories

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The second image here raises a thought- are these the shoes of miner he's fixing? Sturdiness of footwear being key to the work. What place did this Jubilee Cobbler hold in the locality. One is less likely to go unnoticed in a small town than in a bustling city...