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Photograph of Masons' Shed at Victoria Granite Works
Photograph of Masons' Shed at Victoria Granite Works
Photograph of Masons' Shed at Victoria Granite Works
Photograph of Masons' Shed at Victoria Granite Works

Photograph of Masons' Shed at Victoria Granite Works

Associated (Victoria Granite Works, 1871 - 1962)
Photographer
Datec. 1930
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsGranite Industry
Dimensions15.2 x 20.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2009 by Graeme Robertson.
CopyrightOut of copyright
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS083299.12
About MeThe young men employed in this shed are mostly using hand tools such as points and hammers. They might be apprentices learning their trade.

From the 1930s onwards it became harder to recruit young men as apprentices. The granite trade was often seen as a dirty dusty job.
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