Black and white photograph of a Tiree Show in Scarinish in the 1920s or 1930s.
Tiree Show behind Scarinish School in the 1920s or 1930s.
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Dates: 1930s
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Bagging fleeces
Photograph of two men bagging sheep fleeces in the 1920s or 1930s.
Courtesy of Mrs Mairi Campbell
The bagging of fleeces sheared from Tiree sheep. These fleeces were transported off the island. This picture was possibly taken in Balevullin in the 1920s or 1930s.
Black and white photograph of an unknown man bagging fleeces in the 1920s or 1930s.
Bagging fleeces for transport possibly in Balevullin in the 1920s or 1930s.
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Black and white photograph of Gott Bay pier in the 1920s.
The ferry at Gott Bay pier from a small photograph album from Silversands dating from the late 1920s.
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Day out in Scarinish in 1927
Photograph of three young people in Scarinish in 1927.
Courtesy of Mr Ronnie MacLean
These three young people were photographed in front of the petrol pump in Scarinish on the day of the Tiree Agricultural Show in 1927. One of the major events of the local calendar, it was well attended by locals and visitors alike.
Held in Scarinish school grounds, the Show was a day-long affair with numerous sections for horses, cattle and sheep, poultry, dairy produce and other home industries. After the judging, there were piping and dancing competitions and field sports.
A greasy pole was erected, the prize for which was a bottle of whiskey, much sought after on what was then a temperance island. The last event of the day was a fiercely contested tug-of-war between islanders and visitors.
Black and white photograph of three young people by a petrol pump in the 1920s.
The petrol pump at Gott Bay pier, from a small photograph album from Silversands, Vaul dating from the late 1920s.
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Black and white photograph of a sand yacht on Gott Bay in the 1920s or 30s.
Sand yacht on Gott Bay, from a small photograph album from Silversands, Vaul, dating from the late 1920s.
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Black and white photograph of a sand yacht on Gott Bay in the 1920s or 30s.
Sand yacht on Gott Bay, from a small photograph album from Silversands, Vaul, dating from the late 1920s.
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Sand yacht on Gott Bay in the mid-1930s
Photograph of a sand yacht on Gott Bay in the mid-1930s.
Courtesy of Mr Ronnie MacLean
This sand yacht was photographed on Gott Bay in the mid-1930s. It was brought to the island by two or three Germans who stayed for a few weeks, ostensibly on holiday, though the general consensus of opinion at the time was that they were spies.
Whatever the truth of the matter, they were friendly and let local boys, three of whom are pictured in the photograph, sail the yacht. They also gave lifts to Lachie MacKinnon who was then piermaster and used to walk to work from Brock along Gott Bay.
The yacht had three wheels, its stability coming from the front wheels which were positioned wide apart. The driver steered with one hand using a tiller attached to the rear single wheel and controlled the sail by the sheet with the other hand.
Black and white photograph of a sand yacht on Gott Bay in the 1920s or 30s.
Sand yacht on Gott Bay, from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul dating from the late 1920s.
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Black and white photograph of a sand yacht on Gott Bay in the 1920s or 30s.
`A Picked Crew` with a sand yacht on Gott Bay, from a small photograph album from Silversands, Vaul, dating from the late 1920s.
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Black and white photograph of Gott Bay pier in the late 1920s or early 1930s
Gott Bay pier, from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul dating from the late 1920s.
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Black and white photograph of an unknown woman sitting on the Ringing Stone in 1930.
The Ringing Stone from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul titled `September 1930`.
