Postcard showing stooks in a Tiree field in the 1980s-90s
Long colour postcard using a photograph of stooks in a field on Tiree with a black-roofed house in the background, taken during 1980-1990.
2014.73.1
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2014.43.19
Photograph of Croish House, Caoles, and stackyard in 1983
Colour photograph of Croish House, Caoles, outbuildings and stackyard with haystacks in 1983. (original stored on CD in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
2014.43.20
Photograph of a haystack under construction in 1983
Colour photograph of a partially completed haystack in the stackyard at Croish House, Caoles, in 1983. (original stored on CD in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
2014.7.5
Photograph of a group at the harvest, ca 1940.
Black & white photograph of a man, two women and a dog, next to a horse and cart during harvest around 1940. On the reverse of the photo: “Miss Margaret MacNeill, Croft View, Balephuil, Tiree”. From a collection of photographs from the house of Ellen Kennedy (nee Eilidh MacNeil), Balevullin.
2013.164.3
Length of hand-made rope made from twisted straw.
2013.148.9
Photograph of members of the Croish House, Caoles, family having lunch ca 1900
Sepia photograph of four members of the Croish House family at Caoles around 1900, having tea and sandwiches during a break from harvesting. Found in the attic of Croish House in 2012. See 2011.78.2 for family history.
2013.148.17
Photograph of Maggie MacKinnon (nee MacLean), Hillcrest, and son Lachie, ca 1919.
Sepia photograph of Maggie MacKinnon (nee MacLean) wife of John MacKinnon, Hillcrest, Balephetrish, holding her baby son Lachie (b 1918) by the stackyard around 1919. See 2011.78.2 for family history.
2013.127.10
Photograph of Islay Whiteside and Donald in the 1940s.
Black & white photograph of Islay Whiteside and Donald in the 1940s.
2013.91.2
Photograph of harvesting at Ailig MacArthur`s croft in August 2012
Colour photograph of baling in mid-August 2012 in excellent conditions on Ailig a` Chiobair`s (MacArthur) croft at Heylipol. Looking east from Taigh Dhonnchadh Dhomhnall Bhain at Ceosabh (now Bruce & Francis Kemps). This whole crofting operation was carried out in 2 days whereas over 50 years ago the former type of harvesting in this field would be undertaken over a period of 4 months through the various stages of harvesting. Original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1.
2013.65.1
Tiree Memories 2014 calendar by Alec Walker
Collection of colour and black & white photographs of old Tiree made into a calendar for 2014. Images include scything at Kilmoluaig, Balemartine PO in the early 1900s, Island House in 1924, drawing of Tug o` War in the late 1800s, Malcolm MacArthur at the reins of his grocers cart, Scarinish harbour 1900, Tiree Pipe Band 1977, Tug o` War 1979, milk delivered in old whisky bottles, coal puffer at Scarinish harbour, thatched house 1921, plane Britee-Norman Trislander 1979, ferry `Columba` in 1970s.