Object Type: photograph

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Photograph of a double-decker bus on Gott Bay pier, 1981

Black & white photograph of a double-decker bus travelling down Gott Bay pier to the waiting ferry, 1981. The bus was the first of its kind on the Scottish islands. (original in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3)

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Photograph of a double-decker bus on Gott Bay pier, 1981.

Black & white photograph of a double-decker bus on Gott Bay pier in 1981, with the ferry in the background. A Caledonian MacBrayne poster on the back of the bus reads “In the 1974-1980 period, this was the first double-decker bus on many of the Scottish islands. In 1981, not only was it the first double-decker bus on the Island of Tiree…IT WAS THE FIRST BUS OF ANY DESCRIPTION ON THE ISLAND OF COLL”. (original in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3)

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Photograph of Alec MacArthur in form of the `Welcome to Tiree` sign, ca.1984

Black & white photograph of Alec (Beag) MacArthur, Heylipol, sitting in front of a sign “Fàilte do Thiriodh – Welcome to Tiree”, around 1984. (original in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3)

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Photograph of a group of crofters by a Loganair plane at Tiree airport in the early 1980s.

Colour photograph of a group of 16 crofters standing next to a Loganair plane at Tiree airport, before embarking on an organised trip in the early 1980s. Participants include Alasdair MacInnes, John Neil Brown, Hugh Archie MacLean, Donald MacArthur. (original in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3)

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Photograph of Jeanette Straker and Mabel MacArthur at The Glassary restaurant in 1985.

Black & white photograph of Jeanette Straker (waitress) and Mabel MacArthur (proprietor) at the bar of The Glassary restaurant, Sandaig, at its opening in 1984. (original in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3)

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