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Penguin Piper

A series of striking images remain from [the second voyage of William Speirs Bruce’s Scottish National Antarctic Expedition], including a classic photo of a piper in a kilt, apparently serenading a penguin on the ice.

"Bruce dressed up Gilbert Kerr, the ship's piper, in full Highland gear and got him out on the ice and produced a penguin," said David Munro, [of the Scottish Royal Geographical Society].

Piper Kerr serenading a
penguin, 25 March 1904.

"The idea was they were going to play it jigs, strathspeys, reels, slow marches, etc, and see if the penguin had any reaction.

"It stood unmoved. Of course, it's largely unmoved because it's tied to the foot of the piper."

Regards,
Rex.

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The Canoe Boys

In 1934 two young journalists, Alastair Dunnett and Seamas Adam, paddled
from Glasgow to Skye. Wearing singlets and kilts, and with only the inner tube
of a car tyre for safety, they negotiated their flimsy sea-canoes through the
challenging waters of Scotland's west coast.

Regards,
Rex.

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Deer Stalkers

A group of Scottish men about to set out on a deer-hunting expedition in Perthshire, Scotland, 1869.

Regards,
Rex.

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From North East (Scotland) Folklore Archive's page on Local Worthies, Donald Dinnie, accomplished highland athlete:

Born in Balnacriag, near Aboyne, Donald Dinnie was a legend of the nineteenth century Highland Games, regarded by many as Scotland’s greatest ever athlete.

A stonemason by trade, he became a professional athlete in his late twenties, winning his last prize in the Highland Games at the age of 76! Having toured Australia, America and South Africa, Dinnie retired in 1913 after winning eleven thousand prizes and twenty-six thousand pounds in prize money. Many of his medals are now missing, perhaps having been sold when he fell on hard times towards the end of his life. Some are held in a collection by Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, the earliest dated 1859 for "heavy" events at Glenisla and Perth, and the latest dated 1884 for Club Swinging in Brisbane, Australia.

His classic "around the head" hammer throwing style, a style of throwing he developed in the 1850s, was adopted by many of his competitors and is still used by toady's games athletes.

Adding to Dinnie’s fame is an extraordinary event which took place over the River Dee during his teenage years. In assisting his father to repair the Potarch Bridge, near Kincardine O’Neal, Dinnie displayed super human strength by carrying two huge boulders totalling 785lbs in weight across the bridge. The ‘Dinnie Steens’ are now legendary. Nobody has ever equalled this amazing feat without the aid of a harness.

Regards,
Rex.

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Not many fish, but plenty of photo op:

1891: Prince Albert Victor (1864 - 1892), Duke of Clarence, wearing a kilt
and sporran, holding a fishing rod.


Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910) later King Edward VII of England, with a fishing party
at Derry Lodge, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1891. Left to right: unknown, unknown, the
Duke of Fife, Mr Samson Jnr, the Duke of Clarence, the Duchess of Fife, Julia Stonor,
Sir Christopher Sykes, the Prince of Wales, unknown, unknown.


Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910) later King Edward VII of England, with a fishing party at
Derry Lodge, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1891. Left to right: unknown, Prince George (1865 - 1936,
later King George V), Julia Stonor, the Duke of Clarence, the Duke and Duchess of Fife, the
Prince of Wales, Mr and Mrs Samson, Sir I. Mackenzie, Lord Londonderry, Mr Samson Jnr., the
Duchess of Manchester, Sir Christopher Sykes and Sir Christopher Teesdale.

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Just to prove that you don't have to be Scottish to wear a kilt, here we have a descendent of the House of Hesse, HRH Henry of Battenburg, and son-in-law of Queen Victoria by way of her youngest child, Princess Beatrice.

How about that leopard sporran?

Regards,
Rex.

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From a biography of Gen. William Westmoreland at Vietnam.com

William Westmoreland attended the World Boy Scout Jamboree in
England during the summer of 1929.

While there, he acquired this kilt from a Scottish scout.

Regards,
Rex.

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Just to prove that you don't have to be Scottish to wear a kilt, here we have a descendent of the House of Hesse, HRH Henry of Battenburg, and son-in-law of Queen Victoria by way of her youngest child, Princess Beatrice.

How about that leopard sporran?

Regards,
Rex.

I love those pictures...and the man. Just ordered an Argyll jacket like that inspired by that picture...

But what hat is that? It looks like a cross between flat cap and breton cap?

And the idea he was mocked in a kilt is laughable...he looked amazing.

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These come by way of The Glasgow Story, an archive of stories and images about - well - Glasgow. Some of these may have been posted at XMTS before, but so far not in this thread. The photos are copyright of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre and Reproduced with the permission of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre.

The 155th Boy Scout Group (1st Glasgow Jewish) at Garnethill Synagogue, c 1930s.

Founded in 1928, the 155th Scout Group was the first Jewish scout group in Glasgow. It began with fifteen members but numbers soon grew and more Jewish scout groups were set up in other parts of the city.

Many of the boys are wearing kilts as part of their uniforms. To the right, one boy holds the company flag featuring the Star of David just visible on it. The flag on the left appears to be the Union Jack.

The Jewish Lads' Brigade Band in the 1930s.

The Jewish Lads' Brigade (JLB) was formed in 1895 in London. The first Glasgow branch was established in 1903 and was particularly active in the Gorbals. By June 1904 there were 125 members and an increasing membership mean that there were soon three groups in operation. The JLB had the same discipline as other youth organisations such as the Boys' Brigade and its members were trained in rifle drill, foot drill, map reading, Morse code and so on. There were also summer camps which enabled the boys to have a holiday away from the city.

One major difference between the JLB and other youth groups was the intention that JLB membership would help the children of immigrants integrate themselves into their new surroundings and learn to be good citizens. Accordingly the Glasgow JLB adopted a number of Scottish traditions including establishing what was claimed to be the world's only all-Jewish pipe band.

The opening of the Jewish Scout Hall in Queen's Drive on Sunday 1 June 1958.

The 93rd Boy Scout Group was formed in 1941 at the Queen's Park Synagogue. After the Second World War there were proposals to set up a second scout group in the area, but they were frustrated due to a shortage of adult helpers. Eventually it was decided to amalgamate the 93rd with the proposed new group and form the 93rd (Norman) Boy Scout Group. The group was named for Norman Markson, an Assistant Cubmaster who had died on active service in the Second World War.

The new scout group met at first at Strathbungo School, but raised funds to build its own scout hall. It opened in 1958 on a site in Queen's Drive provided by Glasgow Corporation.

The scout hall closed in 2002 and in 2004 the building is home to Poppins Kindergarten.

A parade celebrating the opening of the Jewish Scout Hall in Queen's Drive, Sunday 1 June, 1958.

The Jewish community on the South Side of Glasgow had put a great deal of time and effort into raising funds for the 93rd (Norman) Boy Scout Group's new scout hall and organised a great celebration for its opening. Scouts, guides, brownies and cubs took part in the parade. There was also a service at Langside Synagogue in Niddrie Road before the Colour Party and Officiants proceeded to the new hall, followed by the congregation. A mezuzah was affixed to the hall entrance and the hall itself consecrated, before being officially opened. A reception followed, with speeches given on behalf of the Scout Movement, Glasgow Corporation (which had donated the land) and the Parents and Finance Committee.

Jewish servicemen outside South Portland Street Synagogue c 1916.

Around 1,200 Glasgow Jews enlisted in the armed forces during the First World War, of whom eighty-six died in action.

South Portland Street Synagogue opened in 1901 and was the focus of Judaism in the Gorbals.

Regards,
Rex.

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Also by way of The Glasgow Story, have you ever looked around and noticed that, hey, you're the only one in a kilt? Well, it's not as though that's never happened before:

The Glasgow hallkeepers and purveyors trip to Dunkeld on 21 June 1877, photographed by Duncan Brown (1819-1897).

Regards,
Rex.