Replica copy of a set of six colour postcard images arranged in the pull-out form of a ‘letter card’, made by Mona MacDonald for selling from her shop in Scarinish during the 1950s-1970s. Images are of Scarinish harbour, Baugh beach, thatched house at Moss, Gott beach, Kenavara, Travee.
Colour photograph of Mona MacDonald and friends at the door of Mona’s shop in Scarinish in around 1970.
Lapel or cap badge of RAF 518 Squadron found on a sports field in South Island, New Zealand, in 2019 (32 x 20 mm). Made in Birmingham by HW Miller – medal, badge and button manufacturers since the 1930s. 518 Squadron – Meteorological Observers was stationed on Tiree during WWII. Only a handful of New Zealand men served at RAF Tiree, and it is presumed that the badge belonged to one of them and was dropped on his returned to New Zealand. The badge depicts a hand holding a key with the inscription ‘Tha an Iuchair againn-ne / We hold the key’.
Small box of 14 photographic slides of colour images of Tiree (2 of Iona): Ruaig PO, ferry, Heron plane, puffer at Scarinish Harbour, landscapes.
Bound composition: ‘Eric Crow’s War’ – a summary of the wartime diaries of Eric Crow who was stationed at RAF Tiree during WWII. Includes photographs and family tree. Compiled by Eric’s son in 2018. Sections about Tiree on pages 17 & 18.
Click here to view 2019.37.1 extract
Colour photograph of prize giving at a Tiree Regatta in around 1990.
Colour photograph of prize giving at a Tiree Regatta in around 1990.
Colour photograph of a traditional boat built by Donald MacIntyre, Gott, on the machair. He wasn’t happy with it, saying that it didn’t sit right in the water.
Colour photograph of a piano being delivered to Baugh House by ‘Doan’, Balemartine, in 1989.
Colour photograph of the Primary 1 Gaelic class in 1992. If you know the names of the children, please let us know.
