17 photos of Scottish everyday life in the 1940s that will take you back 80 years in time
The Daily Record has put together 17 photos that show what life in Scotland was like during the 1940s — a decade in which the devastation and aftermath of World War Two gripped the country.
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If there is one thing that defined Scotland — and most of the globe — in the 1940s, it is the Second World War.
While many of us learn about World War Two at school, reading about it simply can't come close to seeing real-life photographs from back then, which in turn could never compare to living through it.
The Daily Record has decided to turn back the clock to the 1940s to show what life in Scotland was really like when the nation was gripped by war, by putting together photographs shot back then from across the country.
We have also collected images taken in the second half of the decade, when the country was struggling to rebuild after the devastation caused.
Keep reading for 17 photographs that capture what life was like in Scotland back in the 1940s — from the height of World War Two to the joy of the day that rationing came to and end.
Meanwhile, for those who are interested in learning more about life in Scotland during the Second World War, Edinburgh at War 1939 - 1945 documents the important role Scotland's capital played. Meanwhile, A Time of Tyrants: Scotland and the Second World War examines Scotland's role in the Second World War from a wide range of perspectives.
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It doesn't get much more Scottish than this 1940 photo of a group of bagpipers.
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A goods train is caught in a major snowstorm near the South Lanarkshire village of Abington in 1940 — a particularly bad year for ice and snow.
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A horse-drawn carriage can be seen crossing Temple Bridge near Glasgow in this 1940 image.
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A Mine Rescue Service team carry an injured miner onto their ambulance in Edinburgh, 1940.
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Shipyard workers cheer the King and Queen during a 1940 visit at Denny's shipyard in Dumbarton.
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