Four men at their boats

Four men at their boats

ID: QZP27_C_23700 DESCRIPTION: Four men at their boats, photographed by the Campbeltown-based photographers Charles & Dennis MacGrory. Fishing played a major part in the local economy in the late-19th and early-20th century. Two boats, known as skiffs, were used to encircle a shoal of fish with a ring-net or trawl. This image is available to purchase. For further information about purchasing and prices please email Argyll and Bute Library & Information Service PLACENAME: Campbeltown OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ARGYLL: Campbeltown CREATOR (AV): Charles & Dennis MacGrory SOURCE: Argyll and Bute Library & Information Service COLLECTION: MacGrory Brothers Archive Asset ID: 30725 KEYWORDS: