Dates: 1920s

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Photograph of the Hillcrest MacKinnons of Balephetrish ca 1900

Sepia photograph of the MacKinnon family (mother, father and five young children) of Hillcrest, Balephetrish, “before Mary was born”. See 2011.78.2 for family history.

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Photograph of the coal ship Loch Iorsa aground in Arinagour harbour in 1920

Black & white photograph of the ship Loch Iorsa aground on rocks in Arinagour harbour, Coll, in 1920. Her cargo of coal for the island is being transferred to the other ship. The small ‘white’ shed to the right of the boats, built on stilts close to the shore, was `the post office above the waves` and built for Robert Sturgeon, Dalbeattie, who also established a fish buying and processing unit. Tiree folk traded with Robert Sturgeon. See also 2013.138.2 by Robert Sturgeon.

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Letter from the Duke of Argyll to the widow of John MacKinnon in 1931

Photocopies of an envelope and hand-written letter of condolence from the Duke of Argyll to Mrs John (Margaret) MacKinnon, whose late husband was “the faithful ground officer” to the Duke`s grandfather “during a troubled period on Tiree”. Dated 4 May 1931.

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