S.O.S Scotland, Unemployed men keeping fit

Unemployed men keeping fit at the old riding school of Hamilton Palace, lent by the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon to the Glasgow community service as a social club and gymnasium. The Duchess of Hamilton can be seen on the left talking to unemployed men, while others are occupied in physical drill, boxing, gymnastics and bag punching. One of a number of initiatives set up in Scotland under a scheme known as S.O.S (Scotland on Social Service) intended to counteract the hardships of unemployment and provide occupation for men who were out of work

Drill Jun22 Punchbag Scheme Unemployed Unemployment

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