大象传媒

Tha lethcheud m矛le dealbh ann an tasglann s貌nraichte a'toirt dhuinn sealladh tarraingeach de ch貌rr is ceud bliadhna ann an eachdraidh na Gaidhealtachd: n矛 am pr貌gram seo l猫ir ulaidhean phr矛seil Cruinneachadh Johnston an Inbhir霉ige. Bho 1863 gu 1976 bha tr矛 ginealaich dhen teaghlach ris an aon obair ann an Gallaibh: a'togail dhealbh agus a'cl脿radh eachdraidh sh貌isealta ceann a tuath na h-Alba.

Thog iad dealbhan nuair a bha iasgach an sgadain aig 脿irde, agus nuair a bha daoine nan dr貌bhan a'sireadh 貌ir ann an Cataibh; thog iad dealbhan nan 貌ganach a'falbh gu trainnsichean a'Chiad Chogaidh, agus chl脿raich iad obair 脿iteachais is chi霉ird, cleachdaidhean, sp貌rs, bainnsean, agus aghaidhean muinntir Ghallaibh is Chataibh. Tha 50,000 dhe na claon-chl脿ir ghlainne aca gl猫idhte ann an Ionad Dualchais Inbhir 脵ige, agus cuideachd ann an cruth digiteach ach am faic sluagh an t-saoghail mh貌ir 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.