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The Clarion, Election Supplement
The Clarion was a weekly Socialist paper which ran between 1891 and 1931, covering the whole of Britain. The first page of this Election Supplement is specific to the forthcoming Aberdeen By-Election held in 1907. The paper is backing the Socialist…
The Coming Election
The writer discusses the merits, or otherwise, of the candidates in the three Aberdeen wards, in the forthcoming local election.
The Electors' Lament
This song is addressed to James William Barclay (1833-1907), who represented the 1st ward in Aberdeen town council in from 1864-1867 and the 3rd ward in 1868 to 1871. He was a shipowner, which is referred to in the fourth verse. Barclay stood as a…
The Epistles of the Acts of the Electors
These five 'epistles' are written in the biblical style relating to the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles, in this case, the apostles being the town councillors. The first epistle is about city council elections, with particular…
The Fountain, Durdham Downs
View of the Gothic-revival fountain in a park somewhere on the Durdham Downs near Bristol, England. The foreground shows an expanse of barren, dusty roadway, in chich a cherry tree can be seen growing near the left margin of the image. Beyond the…