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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.

The SS City of New York in John Brown & Co's Shipyard, Clydebank, 1888
Photograph taken from the bow end of the near complete hull of the SS City of New York ocean liner standing in the shipyard of John Brown & Co at Clydebank.

Railway staff at Dreghorn Station, c 1907
Photograph of staff of Glasgow and South Western Railway at Dreghorn Station in Ayrshire.

Workman breaking ingots from mould, Carron Works, 20th century
Photograph of workman breaking iron bars from a sand mould at the Carron Works near Falkirk

Office staff using comptometers, c1950s
Image of comptometers (mechanical calculators) being used by office staff (c1950s).

Fraserburgh Ice Factory workers
Group of men and children outside Fraserburgh Harbour Ice Factory.

Woman working in Carron Company office
Female employee using a card sorter in the offices of the Carron Company (1960s).