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welcometoparadise New Stand Celtic Park Pic 0 Dec 3 2009, 4:40 PM EST by welcometoparadise
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Gedboy this pic is invaluable. It's the same one as the pic 8 pics above, but your pic hasn't been cropped.
It shows the first "Jungle" which went up in 1905 after the original enclosure at that side (which was seated at the back and terraced at the front) was burned down in 1904.
It has in fact two arches, one at either side of the half way line. There is video footage i've posted on the main forum of this era and i'm sure it can be added to this page.
It was re roofed in 1929 and that side of the ground became known as the Hayshed for obvious reasons (3 pics above yours).
At the same time the Pavillion was burned down so the possible reason for the re roofing was fire damage from the nearby Pavillion.
Remember the Main Stand (2 pics above yours) replaced the Grant Stand in 1929 so it's fair to say that the lay out of the ground changed dramatically that year with a new Main Stand, reroofing of the enclosure opposite and the raising of the Pavillion.

To answer your question judging by the strip we wore i'd say 1905 is accurate for the year the pic was taken.
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gedboy58 The first pic of the old and new Celtic Parks 4 Sep 25 2009, 5:58 AM EDT by Hullbhoy
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What newspaper did that pic come from and what's the date? I need to prove exactly where the first CP was for a book I'm writing on sports architecture in Glasgow. Thanks.
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WeeShamrock Ibrox pic 3 Jul 13 2009, 4:38 AM EDT by joebloggscity
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The photo, 5th from bottom, is of the main stand at Ibrox. It features in a recent book about Archibald Leitch and refers to the people in that photo as examples of Glasgow's presbyterian middle-class of which Leitch himself was a memberf
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posted by gedboy58   Oct 14 2009, 4:57 PM EDT
Does anyone have info on this pic? I got the image from an Italian postcard collector. I'm guessing soon after 1905.
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posted by KingTubby   Apr 20 2007, 8:59 PM EDT
Celtic Park - Archibald Leitch Design

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