Farmers and a few slaughter men are seen here standing in the yard of Reuben Laing's Woodside premises. Under the Public Health Act (Scotland) 1897 four undertakings in the city were licensed to slaughter cattle.
At the time of this photograph it was common practice for cattle to be driven through the street to the slaughter house. Reuben Laing was well placed for both the cattle mart at Kittybrewster also for Kittybrewster railway station.
Reuben Laing had several high quality butchers shops in the city including one beside the fountain at Woodside.
