This Christmas card was made by Alfred Biermann when he was a German prisoner of war in 1946. He was staying at Cultercullen farm in Aberdeenshire whilst captive and made this card for the farmer and his family. (Alfred has used his artistic prerogative and substituted a moose for the more commonly spotted Scottish red deer.)

We found Alfred’s Christmas Card and story on Scran. Scran is an endlessly fascinating resource giving access to 360,000 images, movies and sounds from museums, galleries, archives and the media. We thought it might be worth mentioning that Scran is available to all Edinburgh City Library members from the comfort of home. We’ve also put together a short film giving you a taster of the myriad of magical things you can find on Scran. So if you’re looking for inspiration for how you can use Scran in the classroom, take a couple of minutes to enjoy the slideshow.