Black and white photograph of a horse in the east end of Tiree.
A horse photographed in the east end of Tiree in the beginning of the 20th century.
1999.93.6
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1999.93.7
Black and white photograph of a woman driving a horse and trap.
Unknown woman driving a horse and trap, photographed in the east end of Tiree in the beginning of the 20th century.
1999.93.8
Black and white photograph of a crofter carrying a bag of fleece.
A crofter carrying a bag of fleece on his back at Scarinish farm at the beginning of 20th century.
1999.93.9
Black and white photograph of a croft`s vegetable garden.
The vegetable garden of an east end croft in the beginning of the 20th century.
2004.41.1
Black and white photograph of Scarinish School 1912-13.
Scarinish School 1912-3. Roderick MacKinnon (`Loo`) of Heanish is 2nd left back row. Also in photo but not identified is Neil MacDonald of Scarinish. (Copy of photo and letter from donor, Roderick`s son, is in Filing Cabinet 7 drawer 3)
2004.43.1
Colour photograph of Captain Donald Archie MacLean of Kilmoluaig.
Caledonian MacBrayne skipper Captain Donald Archie MacLean (1923-1997) of Lochside, Kilmoluaig.
2004.43.2
Colour photograph of Captain Donald Archie MacLean of Kilmoluaig.
Caledonian MacBrayne skipper Captain Donald Archie MacLean (1923-1997) of Lochside, Kilmoluaig.
2004.38.9
Black and white photograph of teacher Maggie Richardson nee MacLean in the 1920s or 30s.
Teacher Maggie Richardson (1907-1997) nee MacLean outside Sackhill, Ruaig in the 1920s or 30s.
2004.38.12
Black and white photograph of the Coastguard Hut in Balevullin with Maggie Richardson in the 1930s or 40s.
The Coastguard Hut in Balevullin in the 1930s or 40s. L-R: Teacher Maggie Richardson nee MacLean of Balevullin with unknown man.
2004.38.13
Beachcombers on Balevullin beach in the 1960s
Photograph of Ernest Richardson and Mary MacLean beachcombing at Balevullin.
Courtesy of Mrs Flora MacKinnon
Ernest Richardson and his sister-in-law Mary MacLean are pictured here beachcombing at Balevullin in the 1960s. Mary is carrying a basket used for measuring herring. Four of these baskets made one cran.
The unwritten local rules allow everything below the high water mark on the beach to be taken. On an island with no trees, the most valuable find was wood. It was common for skippers to carry an extra deck load of timber to sell on the west coast and this was often lost in storms or gales.
During World War II, goods washed up on Tiree’s shores included boxes of lard from the USA, fruit such as bananas and grapefruit, export cigarettes in tins, bales of coarse crepe rubber and, after the ‘Empress of Britain’ sank off Ireland, five gallon drums of turpentine.
Black and white photograph of Ernest Richardson and Mary MacLean in the 1960s.
Beachcombers on Balevullin beach in the 1960s. L-R: Ernest Richardson and his sister-in-law Mary MacLean.