Old Photograph Herring Station Port Arthur Scalloway Scotland

Old photograph of fishermen and fishwives at the Herring Station, Port Arthur, Scalloway on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. A herring curing station was established here in 1904 at the height of Shetland’s early 20th Century herring boom, after an access road had been driven along the shore. The new curing station acquired its name from the Russian far eastern city of Port Arthur, now the Chinese city of Dalian, which became famous as the focus of the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 to 1905. Although the herring boom did not last, herring curing continued on the site for many years, along with boat building and repairs, and other activities.



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