Black and white photograph of George Hamilton of Barrapol in an open-topped car.
George Hamilton of Barrapol in an open-topped car with two unknown women, taken in the 1920s..
1998.138.11
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1998.138.25
Black and white photograph of Gott Bay pier around 1945.
Gott Bay pier around 1945.
1998.138.12
Black and white photograph of a football team on the Reef in the 1970s.
Football team on the Reef in the 1970s. L-R: (back) Neil MacDonald, Donald MacKinnon, Chris Clark, Neil and Duncan MacKinnon, Billy Hayes, (front) Johnnie MacDonald, Gavin Carter, Hector Brown (goal), Iain MacKinnon, Danny Gillespie.
1998.138.30
Black and white photograph of Port an Tobair, Balemartine.
Port an Tobair, Balemartine.
1998.138.13
Black and white photograph of an outing up Kennavara in the 1930s.
Outing up Kennavara in the 1930s. L-R: Archie Sinclair, Kate MacKinnon and her daughter Ann, Niall Brownlie and his father John.
1998.138.31
Black and white photograph of Port an Tobair, Balemartine.
Port an Tobair, Balemartine, with the dinghy `Mary Jane` on the beach..
1998.138.14
Black and white photograph of Scarinish harbour around 1940.
View of Scarinish harbour from the pier with the skiff `Passing Cloud in the foreground, the hotel and radio masts in the background, taken around 1940.
1998.138.32
Black and white photograph of Scarinish harbour and hotel.
View of Scarinish harbour from the pier with the hotel and radio masts in the background, taken around 1940. This image was also used on a postcard sent in 1950.
1998.138.16
The baptism of Christine MacDonald at Balephuil in the 1960s
Photograph of the baptism of Christine MacDonald at Balephuil in the 1960s
Courtesy of Mr Donald MacKinnon
The Reverend Cowie is pictured here around 1963 baptising Christine MacDonald in Abhainn Bhì, attended by lay preacher, Lachlan MacKinnon. The stream, named after a Columban saint Mo Bhì, has long been associated with Christianity.
For over a hundred years until the 1940s, the Baptist Church was very influential in Tiree and its buildings frequently filled to capacity. In 1874 its membership peaked at a hundred and sixty. By the late 1980s it had fallen to under ten; today there are around a dozen.
There are two small Baptist churches on the island at Balemartine and Baugh. Only the Balemartine one is still in use and Sunday services attract over thirty worshippers.
Black and white photograph of a baptism at Balephuil.
Baptist minister Rev Cowie baptising Teen MacDonald in the burn at Balephuill, with Lachie MacKinnon, Parkhouse in attendance, around 1963-4.
1998.138.33
Black and white postcard of Island House.
Island House with a windmill to the right.
