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Stories from the archives - Lochaber Archive Centre

Colourised photograph showing a group of agricultural workers planting potatoes on sloping farmland. Three individuals in the foreground are using spades to dig and plant, wearing traditional work clothes including long skirts, aprons, and hats. One person carries a large wicker basket filled with material on their back. In the background, there are stone cottages and farm buildings scattered across the hillside, with open fields and distant hills beyond.

The Highland potato famine

Explore the Highland Potato Famine, a much-overlooked event in Scottish history

A black-and-white oval portrait photograph showing the upper body of a woman with fair skin and dark hair styled in a bun or chignon type style. She has a light-colored off the shoulder top on with a decorative floral accessory pinned on the left side of the chest. The background is dark and plain, and the image has visible signs of aging, such as creases across the top.

The Suffragette Papers of Mrs. Cameron-Head

Explore a treasure trove of papers for anybody interested in women’s suffrage, early 20th Century…