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April 2017: These archive images showcase the history of life in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

By Callum Main
1930s Crowds flock to Aberdeen Beach in the 1930s to enjoy the sands and to swim in the saltwater pool at the hugely-popular Beach Baths
1930s Crowds flock to Aberdeen Beach in the 1930s to enjoy the sands and to swim in the saltwater pool at the hugely-popular Beach Baths

Every day we post a new image on Facebook direct from our archives.

To make it easier to keep track of these images, each month we’ll create a gallery showcasing our favourites.

1985: Work was being done to fill in a dry dock and slipway at the Wood Group ship repair facility to cater for the need for more land at the Torry yard.
1965: This building on the corner of Aberdeen's Seamount Place was demolished when West North Street was made into a dual-carriageway.
1965: Rowers make their way between trawlers at Aberdeen Harbour in this picture of the Inter Club Regatta on the River Dee.
1976: A view looking east along Aberdeen's Riverside Drive in February 1976 showing the Ruthrieston School building and the newly-planted trees which sparked a protest from householders, claiming they would lose their uninterrupted view of the River Dee.
1986: A touch of Victorian charm and elegance returned to Aberdeen's West End in February 1986.
1976: D Morgan and Lily Gauld consult assistant Carolyn Ward at the mobile library on Girdleness Road in Aberdeen.
1979: Queues stretched back to Golden Square when the doors opened on Aberdeen's first ever library book sale.
1978: A £250,000 hydraulic shear, with a conveyor belt that removes recycled scrap, at John Lawrie, Aberdeen.
The Dee Motel at the Bridge of Dee in Aberdeen as it was in June 1981. The site is now occupied by Boots and Currys.
The sixteenth century Carnousie Castle near Turriff, pictured in November 1955.
Bus driver Bob Cryle (right) retired after 33 years' service with Alexanders Buses. He received a golf bag and sports bag from W. Alexander & Sons (Northern) operations manager William Coupar on behalf of his colleagues.
Banchory's Frank Mulgrew (left) was given a long-service award on his retirement from British Telecom after 39 years' service. Property services manager David Duncan made the presentation.
Maggie Burns, centre with hands out, the popular organiser of the bingo sessions at the Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen, pictured with some of the ladies during their Easter Bonnet Day in October 1984.
1981: Director of Aberdeen and North-east of Scotland Blood Transfusion Service Dr Brodie Lewis, left, conveys his best wishes to senior assistant director Dr Tim Allan, who was retiring after 39 years with the service.
1991: Aberdeen Soroptimists' President Jennifer Caldwell, second left, presents a £1,000 cheque to Parkinson's Disease Society representatives Jean Couper and Doris Troup.
1987: The new chairwoman of Aberdeen District Ladies Circle, Jane Keenan, front right, receives her chain of office from retiring chairwoman Barbara Cow at the annual general meeting.
1963: Drivers and pedestrians who had close encounters on Aberdeen's Abbotswell Road, which runs between Torry and Kincorth, were given the good news in 1963 that it was to be widened. In this picture from February of that year and a car and a digger squeeze past each other.
2014: Artists painting dolphins for the Wild Dolphins Art Scheme have been using the old printing warehouse at the Aberdeen Journals office's as a studio to work in. Pictured is one of the artists Pam Butterworth as the rest of the artists work in the background.
Union Street is thronged by jubilant supporters as they welcome the Hampden heroes home after the 1989/90 Scottish Cup final.
1930s Crowds flock to Aberdeen Beach in the 1930s to enjoy the sands and to swim in the saltwater pool at the hugely-popular Beach Baths

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