Black and white portrait photograph of Rev James Taylor, Baptist minister.
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Colour photograph of the gravestone of Captain Hugh MacKinnon (1845-1915), Kirkapol, and his wife Annie, in Tiverton Cemetery, Ontario, Canada, in 2000. Hugh emmigrated to Canada with his parents Donald and Margaret MacKinnon in 1852.
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Colour photo postcard of ‘The Bothy’ black-roofed house at Balemartine.
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Colour photo postcard of a thatched house at Balevullin.
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Colour photo postcard of a row of black-roofed houses at Mannal.
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Pamphlet for the Seirbhis Ghaidhlig/Gaelic Service held at Eaglais na Mointich/Heylipol Church on 27 July 1986, to commemorate 100 years of the Crofters Act and crofting on Tiree. Hymn 1 was written by a local man from The Land who composed it after waking on the Moss sliabh/moor after a heavy drinking session.
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Very large iron spade with thick wooden shaft and handle, presumably for clearing/cutting ditches, and likely smiddy-made on Tiree. Dimensions: head 48x48cm, shaft diam 6cm, shaft length 66cm, handle width 60cm. Owned by Archie MacIntyre, Gott.
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Two black & white photographs of John MacCorquodale, 16 Crossapol, son of Donald & Mary (nee Cameron) MacCorquodale, formerly of Kilmoluaig. John served in the Merchant Navy and was Chief Officer on the SS Rio Blanco when his ship was torpedoed by a U-boat in the North Atlantic on 1 April 1942. He and some of the crew survived in a lifeboat. They were rescued after 12 days at sea but John died just one day before rescue.
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Black & white photograph of a group of 35 airmen, including Alan George French, who served with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree, during WWII. The photo was taken by RAF Service Photographer, ‘Peru’ (real name unknown).
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Black & white photograph of a group of 18 airmen, including Alan George French, who served with 518 Squadron, RAF Tiree, during WWII. The photo was taken by RAF Service Photographer, ‘Peru’ (real name unknown).
