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Scott's Close, Dundee - Ref: WC0577
The Dundee Directory for 1895-96 lists two streets in the city called Scott’s Close. One is given at No. 97 Overgate, and the No. 6 Hawkhill. It is impossible to say categorically which this is.
This photograph shows the poor standard of housing that was typical of Dundee at the end of the 19th century. The jute industry made Dundee one of the richest cities in the country, but most of the money stayed in the hands of the mill-owners.
Alexander Wilson, who took this photograph, was a supervisor in a Dundee jute mill for over 20 years. He bequeathed much of his collection and £50, to cover the costs involved, to the Free Library Committee of Dundee in 1923.