Black & white photograph of John Andrew Jamieson (1886-1946) and his grand-daughter Janet Jamieson Cooper at a well west of Millport House, Hynish, in June 1946. Note the limewashed brick superstructure and stone lining of the well, the wooden lid and the pole (held by Janet) for lifting the lid, and the bucket for drawing water out of the well.
Black & white photograph of a woman sitting outside her house at Milton, with a tame monkey on her lap in around 1930. Merchant seamen would sometimes bring home pet monkeys from their voyages.
Black & white photograph of the Tiree Schools’ Athletics team on a beach in summer 1953. They had just returned from the Argyll County Sports held at the Dunoon Stadium, where they shared the Mary MacArthur Moir trophy with the Mid Argyll team. L-R: Margaret Sinclair, Archie MacIntyre, Annie Stewart, John MacNeill, Alistair MacNeill (John’s brother), Roland Robertson (Gaelic/Latin teacher at Cornaigmore Secondary), Billy Whiteside, Sarah Flora MacDonald (Headteacher Balemartine Primary School).
Alistair MacNeill is holding the Oban and District Boarding House Association trophy. He was awarded a gold medal, won the Junior Championship and set up a new County record in the high jump. His brother John, won a gold medal in the previous year’s County Sports in Lochgilphead. Both gold medals are held in An Iodhlann.
Black & white photograph of a procession of pupils and teachers being lead by pipers Callum MacLean (Salum) and Archie? (Dan) at Cornaig School sports day in the 1930s.
Black & white photograph of Alistair MacNeill of Hynish standing with a prize cup in front of a car around 1950.
Black & white photograph of Archie MacLean (Whitehouse) and Cornaigmore School headmaster Alan C MacDougall standing by the ringing stone at Vaul in the 1930s.
Black & white photograph of a group of 9 boys and girls at Cornaigmore School in around the 1930s. L-R: unidentified, unidentified, Alan Hassan, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Effie MacLeod (Carrachay), Mary MacKinnon (Parkhouse), Donald Campbell (Balephetrish).
Black & white photograph of senior pupils and teachers outside Cornaigmore School in around the 1930s. On the left is Donald MacKinnon of ‘The Hill’, Kilmoluaig.
Black & white photograph of a group of 37 secondary pupils outside Cornaigmore School, with Mr MacIver of the mainland Gaelic Committee in around the 1930s.
Black & white photograph of secondary school girls dancing a reel outside Cornaigmore School in the 1930s.
