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Miners' houses, Cambuslang, c 1950
Photograph of rear of a terrace of miners' houses built by The Flemington Coal Company Ltd in Gateside Row, Lightburn, Cambuslang.
Carron Works, Falkirk, c 1949
Aerial photograph of Carron Works near Falkirk and surrounding countryside, with workers' houses in foreground.
Carron Works, Falkirk, 1949
Aerial photograph of Carron Works near Falkirk and surrounding countryside.
Smoking chimneys, Carron Works, Falkirk, 20th century
Photograph of chimneys billowing smoke at the Carron Works near Falkirk
Working sand mould at Carron Works, 20th century
Photograph of a man working with a rod on a sand mould at the Carron Works near Falkirk.
Workers at Carron Works, 20th century
Photograph of workmen breaking iron bars from a sand mould at the Carron Works near Falkirk.
Workmen filling ladle at Carron Works, 20th century
Photograph of workman filling ladle with molten iron from furnace at Carron Works near Falkirk.
HMS Terrible, view of the port side from the bow end, 1895
Photograph of the port side of the Royal Navy Powerful-Class armoured cruiser HMS Terrible newly completed at John Brown's (J & G Thomson's shipyard), Clydebank.
SS City of New York, Clydebank 1888
Photograph of the bow and figurehead of the Inman Line SS City of New York, a twin screw ocean liner also equipped with masts and sails.