FROM footballing legend Jim Baxter pouring a pint in the Sportsmans Bar in Govan and smiling children outside a milk bar in Cowcaddens’ Maitland Street, to the day in a Glasgow bar when new Sunday drinking hours came into operation in 1962, the city’s pubs and bars continue to be the talk of the nation today.
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Here, we’ve sifted through the Herald and Times archives to take a look at the most significant pictures that truly reflect the drinking scene in Scotland’s biggest - and best - city.
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Just follow the link in the pictures if you want to purchase any of them. Alternatively, head to picturestore.heraldandtimes.co.uk here.
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