It’s always startling to look at old photos and realise just how much the world of work has changed over the years.
Here are some fascinating pictures selected from the Evening News archives, showing people at work in and around Edinburgh 40 years ago.
Scroll through the old photos and get a nostalgic reminder of what working life in the Capital was like four decades ago.
5. Aboard lighthouse vessel
A crew member working in the engine room of the Pharos lighthouse vessel in the Firth of Forth, October 1984. | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait
6. Doorstep milk delivery
Edinburgh milkman Jimmy Cole breaks the news to his horse Nippy that Scotmid are to stop doorstep milk delivery in October 1984. | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
7. Directory Enquiries, Fountainbridge
The Directory Enquiries department at British Telecom's Fountainbridge offices in Edinburgh, July 1985. Long before fully-automated searching, operators used microfiche to find telephone numbers. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
8. Bagpipe maker
Traditional bagpipe-maker Bob Pinkman in his Edinburgh workshop, June 1984. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout