Object Type: photograph

2012.34.1

Photograph of Alastair MacNeill, Hynish, digging for lug worms in the 1970s

Colour still captured from a cine film of Alastair MacNeill (senior), Hynish, digging for lug worms for rock fishing on An Cladach Arrabach, Hynish, in the 1970s. Original stored with letter from Alastair MacNeill, Berwick, in filing cabinet 9 drawer 4.

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2012.16.2

Photograph of Charles MacKinnon and Lachlan MacKinnon, both Vaul, ca. 1925

Black & white photograph of (L-R) Charles MacKinnon of Gunna View, Vaul, and Lachlan MacKinnon (1845-1935) of Dunmore, Vaul, standing with their pitchforks by a haystack around 1925. (original stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 4)

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2012.16.3

Photograph of a group of adults in a barn (possibly a wedding party) around 1900

Black & white photograph of a group of 27 adults in formal dress, including a fiddler, in a barn around 1900. Possibly a wedding reception. Back row, from left: 4th Johnnie MacKinnon, 7th-10th Maggie MacKinnon, Charlie MacKinnon, Iain MacKinnon, Roderick MacDonald. Middle row, from left: 1st & 2nd Annie MacIntyre and Maggie MacKinnon, 4th Hugh MacIntyre. Front, from left: 1st fiddler, 3rd Hugh Lamont, 5th John MacKinnon. (original stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 4)

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2012.16.4

Photograph of a dinner plate with a parrot in the centre, ca 1910

Colour photograph of a white china dinner plate trimmed in grey and burgundy with a small drawing of an African Grey Parrot in the centre. The plate was part of the wedding dinner service of Alison Balfour (Lady Frances Balfour`s daughter, both of whom regularly visited Tiree) around 1910. The parrot `Kusakoo` was an engagement present from her fiancee Dr Milne, around 1909. The photograph was taken by their grandaughter Jean Lindsay. (original stored with 2012.16.6 filing cabinet 9 drawer 4)

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