Black and white photograph of thatched house in Brock in 1925.
Thatched house in Brock, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Dates: 1920s
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Black and white photograph of the road to Upper Vaul in 1925.
The road to Uppre Vaul, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Silversands at Vaul in 1925
Photograph of Silversands at Vaul in 1925.
Courtesy of Mr Donald Brown
Three MacMillan sisters, Margaret, Sarah and Mary, were moved in 1876 by the factor from their 25-acre farm in Balinoe because there was no man in the family to work the land following the deaths of their father and uncle.
In its place they were offered a small house at Silversands in Vaul with a shop attached which had been run by a family of MacDonalds who emigrated to Canada. Though quite young and inexperienced, the sisters accepted the challenge.
Margaret subsequently went to work on the mainland while Sarah ran the shop with Mary’s help. Like other shops on the island, it carried a wide range of goods, including groceries, tobacco, paint, paraffin, needles, fishing flies, bamboo fishing rods and Jews’ harps.
Black and white photograph of Silversands, Vaul, in 1925.
Silversands, Vaul, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Black and white photograph of the road from Caoles in 1925.
The road from Caoles, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Black and white photograph of the Kirkapol chapel ruins in 1925.
Kikapol chapel ruins, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Black and white photograph of the east end of Gott Bay in 1925.
The sands at the east of Gott Bay, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Black and white photograph of the road to Caoles in 1925.
The road to Caoles, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Black and white photograph of five children in 1925.
`Golfers resting`, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Black and white photograph of five children playing golf in 1925.
Five children playing golf, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
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Black and white photograph of a house near Silversands in 1925.
Felt-roofed house near Silversands, Vaul, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
