Rothesay Stadium (field to play Shinty)

The small town seen on the postcard is still around. It is called the town of Rothesay and currently has a population of 4850 people. From 1837 to 1910 is when the town of Rothesay saw mass tourism, after 1910 tourism in the small town started to drop. Rothesay later gained so popularity again as it was one of Scotlands many hydropathic establishments which is a form of therapy with the use of water. Moving more towards today, the tourism is slowly increasing again and Rothesay was granted a large amount of money for a harbour development project. Once the development was complete is allowed for two new ferries to come to the small town. A small field can be seen in the image which nowadays would be used to play sport called Shinty. Shinty is a team sport played using sticks and balls, Rothesay has a really popular Shinty club called the Bute Shinty Club. The field would also be used for local amateur footballs clubs and and cricket teams.

B & R Series postcard

The resale value of this postcard is $6 which is an increase from what one would have purchased it for in the past. Besides the money value this postcards hold much historical value. It can be used as a primary source by historians to collect data and know more about the market during that time period in Scotland. Moreover, if a postcard has writing on the back as many do then what people did at the time and how people have changed overtime can also be observed. The change and shift in literature can also be researched upon using a primary resource such as a postcard. In the end a postcards value is determined by its historical significance and not by the actual dollar value.