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Photograph of the interior of the Dining Saloon on the Upper Deck looking to port of the Blue Star Line ocean liner SS Avila Star.
Poster produced by UK government as part of the \"Eat More Herrings\" campaign to promote consumption of the UK fishing catch.
Poster produced by UK government as part of the \"Eat More Herrings\" campaign to increase consumption of the British herring catch.
Front cover of leaflet produced by UK government to promote consumption of the UK herring catch.
Photograph of female kitchen staff at work in the canteen of the Carron Works near Falkirk.
Cover of 'Carresto' Combination Grates catalogue, advertising domestic solid fuel ranges manufactured by the Carron Iron Company
A page from an Edinburgh Whisky Merchants ledger book detailing payments for whisky.
Section of Scottish exchequer roll containing the earliest known reference to whisky. The exchequer collected and spent money due to the crown. Friar John Corr, a monk at Lindores Abbey, was granted 8 bolls of grain to make aqua vitae