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A series of images taken at the end of the 1800s by John Clark Maddison's grandfather who was interested in photography in the early days.
These images are of exceptional quality.

Photos John Clark Maddison
Left:  Milk Maids    Right: Reapers
Photos John Clark Maddison
Left:  Tattie Howkers (Digging Potatoes) Click here for close up of women
Right: View looking down towards Sorn
Photos John Clark Maddison
Two views around Merkland, inc right, the farm
Photo John Clark Maddison
Below Merkland, cows as they used to be in past years, with horns. The still have horns, except they are de horned as calves.
Merkland was the recent home of the Ferguson Family, and situated about 3 miles East of Sorn on the Muirkirk Road
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