Miscellaneous swan Photographs

These are some pics from the excellent Shetland Museum archive. To access many more like these go to http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk

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The
Swan as she looked when she was first launched and had her lugsail rig.

Collafirth
was typical of many herring stations in Shetland.

This shows the nets stowed up
on deck. The Swan usually carried 60 drift nets.

Shooting the nets

Shooting the nets

Hauling in the nets

It was the girls who
did all the gutting of the herring when they were landed ashore.

Gutting herring

Repair work.
Splicing on bouys.