Glasgow is a city with layers of history, with fascinating tales lying behind the facades of almost every building in the town.

Tobacconist George Murray Frame - who at one time had 13 shops across the city - got a shock when he renewed the shop sign of his Buchanan Street premises in 1959. Behind his name was a reminder of an earlier emporium and an earlier age - The Copenhagen Glove Depot.

Now, with smoking on the way out, Frame's has gone the same way as the glove shop, and exists only in the memories of a few, yellow-nailed, nicotine-scented customers

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The Herald Picture Store is proud to present these images in their actual condition. We haven't manipulated these photographs and are proud of their character.

Please be aware that due to their age some images may show imperfections. This is as a result of the technology available at the time they were captured and/or scanned and saved for our records.