Sepia portrait photograph of Donald Paterson, Crossapol Farm, in Patagonian shepherd’s clothing, along with two sheep-dogs. Taken at Turnbull and Sons studio in Glasgow before leaving for Patagonia around 1910.
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Dates: 1930s
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Black & white photograph of brother and sister, Iain Paterson, Crossapol, and Mairi Campbell (nee Paterson), Cornaigbeg, at 3 years old and 1 year and 7 months old, respectively, barefoot at Balinoe on 16th June 1933. They were brought up at Crossapol Farm.
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Colour photograph of the MacLean family of Australia in around 1995. They were originally from Cornaigbeg. L-R (oldest to youngest): John MacLean (b. 12/10/1916), Margaret MacLean (b. 25/3/1919), Dorothy MacLean (b. 26/10/1922), Jean MacLean (b. 12/1/1925), Valerie MacLean (b. 23/7/1926).
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Black & white photograph of Hugh MacArthur, Tullymet, Gott/Scarinish, in his army piper’s uniform on The Reef airfield during WWII.
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Document detailing the Defence Scheme for the 1st Argyll Home Guard in 1943. It gives the roles of the Home Guard in Argyll, structure, tactics to be taken, assets available etc. See page 8 for Tiree. The Home Guard was preparing for a major land invasion, with very little in the way of defence weapons.
Copyright: The National Archives at Kew
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Printed email dated April 2015 regarding the burial place of Captain Hector Lamont, Gott (1891-1939), who died on board SS ‘Ormer’ in Egypt in 1939 and was buried “at the British Cemetery at Suez”, which may now form part of the WWII cemetery there.
Extract: “A letter from the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company Superintendent in Suez to my Granny Captain Lamont’s wife stated: “Arrangements were made for the funeral which took place from the English Church, where a short service was held. The cortege was followed from the Church to the burial ground by fifty cars carrying the majority of the British Community and local Shell employees.” I also have a copy of the obituary from the ‘Marine Staff News’ (presumably the above Company). It states: “The funeral took place at the British Cemetery at Suez.”
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Black and white photograph taken in Tobermory, Isle of Mull, around 1950. L-R: Hugh MacDonald, postmaster, Scarinish; Cathie(?), sister of Mona MacLean, Coolins, Scarinish; Cathie’s mother and father.
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Six labels for shipment of live lobsters to S. Scutt Ltd and to B.H. Witt Ltd, both in Billingsgate, London. Used in the mid-1900s.
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Typed scripts of two plays performed in Ruaig in the 1930s by Dr Ella MacDonald, Machair House: (1) One hour of Scotland – a play in six acts by E. MacDonald, (2) Mary and Martha.
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Studio portrait photograph of an unidentified woman from the MacDonald/Campbell/Brown family of Mannal, taken around 1920. On the reverse is written “Yours sincerely, Annie. For Katie”. From a collection from Mannal House.
