In pictures: Pre-World War I glass negatives
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What has been described as a treasure chest of pre-World War I glass negatives found in a barn on Lewis have been preserved by a historical society. The photographs were taken by Dr Norman Morrison, pictured above
Dr Morrison was a police officer and a zoologist whose knowledge of snakes led to him being nicknamed The Adder King
Brought up on a croft in Shawbost on the west side of Lewis, Dr Morrison returned to the area to document island life. This photograph was taken sometime between 1900-13
Members of the MacKay family photographed in south Shawbost sometime between 1900-05
A lady called Catherine Maclennan was another of Dr Morrison's subjects. West Side Historical Society worked on the preservation project with photographer Murdo Macleod, who was also born and brought up in Shawbost