Letter from the Duke of Argyll to the widow of John MacKinnon in 1931
Photocopies of an envelope and hand-written letter of condolence from the Duke of Argyll to Mrs John (Margaret) MacKinnon, whose late husband was “the faithful ground officer” to the Duke`s grandfather “during a troubled period on Tiree”. Dated 4 May 1931.
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Photograph of John MacKinnon, Balevullin, ca 1920
Sepia photograph of John MacKinnon of An Caladh, Balevullin, and an unknown woman, probably his wife Margaret (nee Kennedy), around 1920. John MacKinnon was the 8th Duke of Argyll`s “ground officer… during a troubled time” on Tiree. Original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1.
Photograph of John MacKinnon, Balevullin, with Alastair and Ian Campbell around 1928.
Sepia photograph of John MacKinnon of An Caladh, Balevullin, with his grandsons Alastair and Ian Campbell at Balevullin beach around 1928. Original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1.
Photograph of dried tangles ready for transport at Balevullin in 1999.
Colour photograph of Jean`s (MacCallum?) tangles drying over a rack at Balevullin, ready for transport by tractor in 1999.
Photograph of a tractor and trailer load of tangles at Balevullin in 2000
Photograph of a load of tangles (kelp stalks) that has been transported from Craignis, Hough, to Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in 2000.
Photograph of a trailer load of tangles in 2000
Colour photograph of a trailer full of tangles (kelp stalks) at Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in 2000.
Photograph of a drying rack for tangles at Balevullin in 2000
Colour photograph of a rack made of wooden planks and oil drums at Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in 2000. Bales of tangles (kelp seaweed stalks) would be untied and laid over the rack to allow air to circulate underneath the stalks, thus drying them.
Photograph of the underside of a tangle drying rack in 2000
Colour photograph of the underside of a drying rack with tangles (kelp stalks) laid over above to dry at Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in 2000.
Photograph of runs of tangles at the MacKinnon croft at Balevullin in 2000.
Colour photograph of several lines of tangles drying on racks by a thatched house on Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in 2000.
Photograph of a heap of dry tangles at Balevullin in 2000.
Colour photograph of a heap of dried tangles on Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin, ready for export to the mainland in 2000.
