Colour postcard image of a sand art mandala created on Crossapol beach by Andrew Bowman in around 2020.
2022.15.3
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2022.15.4
Two colour photographic slides showing the red Postbus at the old terminal of Tiree airport in 1986.
2022.15.2
Commemorative colour photo postcard of the ferry ‘Lord of the Isles’ on its last call at Tobermory in 1998. The ‘Lord of the Isles was the last ferry link between Tobermory and Coll & Tiree. The reverse is signed by the captain, K. Cameron, and date-stamped at the Tobermory post office at 10.45 on 5 April 1998.
2022.15.1
Colour photograph of merchant vessel ‘Isle of Tiree’ at Lyness pier, Hoy, Orkney Islands, in 2007. Originally built for fishing in 1960, this 131-ton wooden boat was bought by Highland Marine Ltd for general cargo and supplying fish farms. It sank at Lyness pier after being sold in Orkney.
2022.14.1
Black and white photo postcard of Scarinish Harbour, date stamped 1907.
2022.13.3
Black and white photograph of a Halifax III aircraft flying overhead. Halifaxes were flown by 518 Squadron Meteorological Observers based at RAF Tiree during WWII.
2022.12.1
Postcard showing four colour photographs of traditional Tiree houses. Produced by Sue Anderson in around 1996.
2022.8.1
Postcard showing a colour aerial photograph of the shore and machair to the south and west of Beinn Hough in 1981, including Greenhill and The Maze.
2022.7.3
Colour photograph of a Nissen hut at the entrance to The Camp at Crossapol, in around 2000. Only the foundations of the Nissen hut remain. The Camp was the main site of RAF Tiree’s operations during WWII.
2022.7.2
Black & white photographic postcard of passengers aboard the ferry passing through the Sound of Mull on their way to/from Tiree in the 1920s.
