Information about photographs in book `Tiree – War among the Barley and Brine`, 2013
Printed email from Wing Commander Bryn Lewis of RAF 518 Squadron giving information about the people in some of the photographs published in the book `Tiree – War among the Barley and Brine` by Mike Hughes & John Holliday, 2012. Names include: Harry Smith, Joy Sturdy, Fred Parrot, Jim Worthington, Sheila Greig, Fred MacKeown, Eddie Chapman, Georgie Porazka (nee Pickering), Bert Hopkins, Bob Bateson, Jack May, Bob Hill, Les Moorhouse, Kitty Reid, Arthur Kemsley, Leon Newman, Kay Western, Bryn Lewis, Peter Clark, Babs Hockin, Nan Hogwarth, Jean Hind, Snook Williams, Grace MacArthur, Ann MacArthur, May MacArthur. (none of the photos are held by An Iodhlann)
Photograph of the women of the MacKinnon family of Gott, ca 1925
Black & white portrait photograph of L-R: Ina MacKinnon, Christina MacKinnon (mother, nee Donaldson, 1894-1937, m. 1885 to Hugh MacKinnon, Gott), Margaret MacKinnon and Ann MacKinnon.
Information about teachers at Ruaig School in the 1930s
Printed email regarding former teachers at Ruaig School including headmaster Robert MacLeod and his son Peter MacLeod, Margaret MacLean, Miss MacFarlane, Mrs John MacLean, Kilmoluaig (formerly Greenock), and Miss Butters. Relates to photograph A32.
`Mab` cut-throat razor with ivory handle in its original brown cardboard box. Used by John MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol. Made by Mab Co., Birmingham, 1890-1920. Advertised as “Can be used entirely without stropping. At the Great Shaving Contest at the Royal Aquarium, little Nelly Wick shaved five men in 4 minutes and 42 seconds with the Mab Razor.
Hardback book by Duncan Williamson who was from generations of traditional travelling people and whose mother had Tiree connections. Duncan tells his story of his life and customs as he travelled across Scotland to and from Loch Fyne in the west to Perth in the east.
`Alba` portable gramophone record player, model 505, in a brown leather-clad wooden box with hinged lid and leather carrying handle. Includes spare needle and a gramophone record of `Royal Belfast Hornpipe`.
