The best place to start is our online catalogue: try searching for the subject you are interested in and "photo*" (this will bring up instances of photo, photograph, photographs across the catalogue).
Notable photographic collections held by the Archives include:
- PPD Photographs taken by the photographers the Technical Services Unit/Publicity and Promotions Division of Aberdeen Town Council, Aberdeen District Council and Aberdeen City Council between 1950 and 1985. There are earlier photographs included in the collection, along with copies provided by other agencies. The photographs are arranged by subject
- DD638 Ordnance Survey Minor Control Point Albums of Aberdeen
- DD1556 Georgina Watt's photographs of Aberdeenshire
- DD1790 Aberdeen City Planning Department Photographs
- DD2517 Housing Survey Photographs detailing living conditions within the City of Aberdeen
- PD19 Photographs of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit
- AHB/11 Aberdeen Harbour Board Photographs
Please note that the Online Catalogue does not include copies of any of the photographs we hold at the present time, but rather descriptions of these photographs. The photographs themselves can be viewed on site on the archives or copies requested for a fee.
It is also worth checking the George Washington Wilson collection at the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums eMuseum catalogue Aberdeen City Library's Silver City Vault, the Shivas Collection at Aberdeenshire Museums and Buchan Heritage Society's Morrison Collection.