Selections of the Month

Welcome to this new feature on the Local Studies web pages.

Members of the Local Studies team will be selecting their own personal choices of historic photographs and advertisements, both of which contribute widely to the social, economic and recreational history of our City.

This is an opportunity to highlight our photographic archive and the variety of sources such as trade directories, holiday guides and newspaper supplements which often contained richly produced and illustrated adverts. Previous Selections of the Month pages will be available for viewing using links at the bottom of this page.

SELECTIONS OF THE MONTH: AUGUST 2008
"Aberdeen as a Holiday resort"
Our photographs and advertisements this month continue the theme of Aberdeen as a popular holiday resort

Photographs of the Month

Beach ballroom ext view

Dance Hall and Beach

Beach Ballroom and trams
Approach to the Beach and Dance Hall
with Trams in the distance

Advertisements of the Month

                   Beach Ballroom ad
                        An advert for the Beach Ballroom
                                     from the 1950s

                     Bon Accord 1934
                             Front cover of the Bon Accord
                                  Holiday Issue June 1934

Selections of the Month Archive
Selections of the Month May 2008
Selections of the Month June 2008
Selections of the Month July 2008