You may enjoy seeing pictures of life in Scotland many years ago, especially if some of your ancestors came from Scotland.

From snapshots of a gnarled fishing crew standing over a landed shark in Berwick upon Tweed in 1897, to a joyous portrait of fishwives living it up on holiday in post-war Paris, they form part of a vital archive charting changing social and political currents.

Now, thousands of images of generations of Scottish workers who made their living from the sea have been gathered online by the Scottish Fisheries Museum.

For the first time, the museum’s vast collection of photographs have been digitised and catalogued, allowing anyone to delve into its rich history.

The collection, recognised as a resource of national significance, provides a unique insight into how technological advancements have left old working practices behind.

In all, the new online resource is home to over 16,000 images, with photographs from the rest of the UK and the wider world, as well as Scotland.

You can read more in an article by Martyn McLaughlin published in the MSN News web site at: https://bit.ly/3IXxM46.

You can view the photographs at: https://photosearch.scotfishmuseum.org/home?WINID=1658446339310.