Horse-Drawn Tram at Nethergate, Dundee - Ref: WC1053
This photograph from Alexander Wilson's collection was taken from the corner of Meadowside and the north end of Reform Street in Dundee, looking over Albert Square, with the High School to the left, the Exchange Market in the right of centre.
The first trams in Dundee were drawn by horses. These were replaced by steam locomotives and ultimately, in 1900, the system was electrified and extended. Trams were considered more comfortable than horse-drawn 'buses'.
The Albert Institute (now named McManus Galleries after one of the city's Lord Provosts) was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott after plans he had drawn up for Hamburg's Rathaus (or Town Hall), which were never realised.
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.