Perth Road, Dundee - Ref: WC0540
Dundee's Perth Road is one of the longest streets in the town. This photograph shows buildings which stand on the north side and are known locally as Invercauld Place.
The four businesses shown in the photograph are Mrs Adam Bell, seller of fruit and vegetables at No. 153 Perth Road, John Farquharson, 'plumber, gasfitter, tinsmith and brassfounder' at No. 151 (He was later joined in the business by his son),
Mrs Mary Bell, another fruiterer, but listed in the Dundee Directory as confectioner, and Alexander Fraser, a bootmaker, at No. 145. According to an advertisement in the Dundee Directory, Farquharson's works were at Nos. 33-35 Barrack Street.
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.