Linn de Dhealbhan (Johnston Collection)

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Linn de Dhealbhan

20/12/2017

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Exploring the treasures of the Johnston Collection in Wick.

Cruinneachadh Johnston: sealladh thar ceud bliadhna de dh'eachdraidh na Gaidhealtachd. Documentary exploring the treasures of the Johnston Collection in Wick.

Tha lethcheud mìle dealbh ann an tasglann sònraichte a'toirt dhuinn sealladh tarraingeach de chòrr is ceud bliadhna ann an eachdraidh na Gaidhealtachd: nì am prògram seo lèir ulaidhean phrìseil Cruinneachadh Johnston an Inbhirùige. Bho 1863 gu 1976 bha trì ginealaich dhen teaghlach ris an aon obair ann an Gallaibh: a'togail dhealbh agus a'clàradh eachdraidh shòisealta ceann a tuath na h-Alba.

Thog iad dealbhan nuair a bha iasgach an sgadain aig àirde, agus nuair a bha daoine nan dròbhan a'sireadh òir ann an Cataibh; thog iad dealbhan nan òganach a'falbh gu trainnsichean a'Chiad Chogaidh, agus chlàraich iad obair àiteachais is chiùird, cleachdaidhean, spòrs, bainnsean, agus aghaidhean muinntir Ghallaibh is Chataibh.  Tha 50,000 dhe na claon-chlàir ghlainne aca glèidhte ann an Ionad Dualchais Inbhir Ùige, agus cuideachd ann an cruth digiteach ach am faic sluagh an t-saoghail mhòir iad.

A unique archive of almost 50,000 photographs gives an enthralling insight into more than a century of Highland history - this documentary reveals the treasures of the Johnston Collection in Wick. From 1863 to 1976, three generations of the Johnston family ran a photography business in Caithness and documented the social history of northern Scotland.

They photographed the herring industry at its height, captured the Helmsdale gold rush, took portraits of boys before they left for the trenches of World War One, and recorded the agriculture, trades, customs, sports, weddings and people of Caithness and Sutherland. Now 50,000 of their glass plate negatives are preserved in the Wick Heritage Centre and digitised online for the global community to enjoy.

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