A reel of footage capturing Glasgow during the bin strikes of the 1970s is proving a hit on social media.
Titled simply 'Glasgow in the 70s (old 8mm footage)', it shows a Glasgow that's very different to the one we know today and yet there are echoes of history repeating itself.
The home movie, which has been digitised and uploaded to YouTube, features glimpses of the west end and parts of the city centre, as well as some footage of the 1975 dustmen's strike, which saw the army called in to deal with the mountains of rubbish piling up in Glasgow.
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Around 350 workers went on unofficial strike in January of that year, which led to piles and piles of refuse building up in backcourts, alleys and common closes over a period of 13 weeks.
In March 1975, the British Army was called in to clear thousands of tonnes of rubbish swamping the streets of Glasgow during the dustcart drivers' strike. It was the first time that the military was used in an industrial dispute in 25 years – and this one was kicking up an almighty stink in the city.
In the footage, which looks to have been taken on a sunny day around this same time, we can see soldiers driving along the road in army trucks and at the wheel of heavy machinery to sort out the awful mess, which must have stunk to high heavens in the hot weather.
It's all very reminiscent of the strike action that has hit public services across the UK in the past year.
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Also featured in the film are various street scenes showing Glasgow folk of the day going about their daily business, as period cars and colourful double-decker 'corpy' buses whizz by. Youngsters are also seen having a laugh.
It's a charming record of Glasgow in an era when capturing film footage required quite a bit more expense and effort than it does today.
According to the original uploader, they filmed the fascinating short film using a handheld clockwork cine camera.
They comment in the video description: "This was shot mainly in the west end of Glasgow and in the town centre. Also I managed to catch some footage from the dustmen strike of 1975 when the Army were called in.
"Just a couple of young lads out with an 8mm camera. No attempt or claim that this is a documentary."
The video is overlaid with music by Belle and Sebastian and Richard Thompson, ramping up the feeling of nostalgia.
Speaking of which, it's certainly brought memories flooding back for locals - both good and bad.
Commenting on the YouTube video, @lorrainehamilton5051 said: "Yikes, I remember the refuse collectors strike, mountains of bags of stinking garbage and rats the size of wee dugs, yuck."
@charge61 wrote: "This takes me back. Skip the bus or train into into town for a bit of mischief then a platform ticket home. Changed days. Love my city always."
@Boabiegringo commented: "Green, white and gold corporation buses, sitting upstairs at the front at the age of five smoking a cigar given to me by my mum and paying for a 7p ticket to go and see my grandad in Knightswood."
You can watch the full clip here.
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