Colour photograph of the ship`s bell from the SS Hebrides in 2006.
The ship`s bell from the SS Hebrides photoghraphed on board the MV Hebrides in 2006. The inscription on the plaque reads: The bell of the S.S. Hebrides 1898-1955 presented by Lord Strathcona and Mountroyal, 1964.
Two extracts from `The Marine Engineer` about the SS Hebrides.
Two extracts from `The Marine Engineer` about the launch of SS Hebrides in 1898.
Printout of a scan of an actual napkin from the SS Hebrides.
Scan of an actual napkin from the SS Hebrides, passed to the National Trust for Scotland who have added it to their St Kilda archive.
Plan of the S.S. Hebrides (1898-1955) prepared by Ewen McGee.
Plan of the S.S. Hebrides (1898-1955) prepared by Ewen McGee.
Copy of a sepia photograph of Captain John Cambell of Coll and two others in the 1910s.
Captain John Cambell of Coll and two other officers at the stern of SS Hebrides in the 1910s.
Copy of a sepia photograph of the SS Hebrides in Aringour Bay.
SS Hebrides in Aringour Bay.
Copy of a postcard of the SS Hebrides.
Postcard of the SS Hebrides at Coll prior to 1913 when she had a conspicuous `bathroom` structure added between the aft boats.
Hardback book `The Kingdom of MacBrayne` by Nick S. Robins and Donald E. Meek.
The history of MacBrayne`s steamers and ferries in the West Highlands and Hebrides from 1820 to 2005.
Paperback book `Na Nuadh Bhatichean` by Ailean Boyd.
Illustrated history of the MacBrayne fleet from 1928-1964 in Gaelic and English
Black & white photograph of the ferryboat approaching the steamer off Scarinish in the late 19th or early 20th centuries.
Courtesy of Mrs Mary Cameron
Before Gott Bay pier was completed in 1913, passengers, livestock and cargo had to be ferried by rowboat between Scarinish harbour and the steamer anchored offshore in deeper water, a somewhat hazardous journey in bad weather.
This photograph of the tender approaching the steamer was taken on a calm day in the late 19th or early 20th centuries. The service was operated for many years by Archibald MacKinnon (Èardsaidh ’ic Eòghainn) without serious accident.
The substantial building in the centre background is the store at Scarinish; the one on the left is the school. Between the two lay the Reading Room, now An Iodhlann, where passengers awaited the arrival of the steamer.
