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Display texts and photographs from a lecture given by Robert Beck at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School

Collection of texts and photographs that accompanied a lecture about horses given by Robert Beck, Ruaig, when he was a lecturer at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School, Edinburgh, in the 1970s. Includes pages of hand written notes, photographs of horse-drawn carriages and carts, labelled diagrams of horse harness, four Farm Equipment Sheets from the Scottish Country Life Museums Trust showing diagrams of horse-drawn farm equipment entitled `Hay Bogies`, `Farm Carts`, `Hay and Harvest Carts` and `The Hay Harvest`.

2009.74.3

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Book “We`ll Trace the Rainbow”

Book “We`ll Trace the Rainbow” by Jean Brown who brought groups of Girl Guides on holiday to Tiree in the 1950s-70s. About life at home in the Penines, Yorkshire. Signed by the author.

2009.74.1

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Book “We`ll See the Cuckoo”

Book “We`ll See the Cuckoo” by Jean Brown who brought groups of Girl Guides on holiday to Tiree in the 1950s-70s. About life on her farm in Yorkshire since around the 1930s. Signed by the author.

2008.88.1

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Collection of 20 photos from the Tractor Run and the Ploughing Display, July 2007.

Collection of 19 photographs taken during the Tiree Agricultural Show Tractor Run and the Ploughing Display at Kenovay, by Tom MacMilan of Rothesay with Clydesdale Horses Jock & Annie: (1) Donald Archie Brown, Balephuil, (2) Colin MacKinnon, Balevullin, (3) Seumas MacArthur, Moss, (4) Hugh Hector Campbell, (5) Alex MacArthur (Ailig Beag), Heylipol, (6) Duncan MacArthur (Sandaig), (7) Alasdair MacArthur, Sandaig, (8) Iain Brown & son Ewan Brown, (9) Unknown and Iain Brown & Son Ewan, (10) Tom MacMilan with Clydesdale horses Jock & Annie in Archie John MacLean`s field at the bottom of the Kenovay Road (Ceitidh Bhan`s), (11) Donald MacKinnon, Hough with Clydesdales Jock & Annie, (12) Clydesdale horses Jock & Annie pictured with their plough in July 2007. Also in view are Miss Mary MacKinnon, Mrs Sheena Beck, Elizabeth Brown, Iain Brown, Nancy MacKecnie, Angus John MacKechnie, Hannah MacKechnie, Anne MacKinnon, Donald MacKinnon, (13) The line-up of tractors in the Ploughing Field at Kenovay, (14) Jock and Annie, ploughing the field at Kenovay, with a large crowd of spectators, (15) Jock & Annie turning the plough around, watched by a large crowd of spectators, (16) crofters with the plough – Pictured with the plough from left to right are; Archibald MacIntyre, Gott (far left), Neil MacArthur,Moss, Tom McMilan(with plough), Donald MacIntyre, Gott, Lachlan Campbell, Crossapol Niall MacArthur, Kilkenneth, Lachlan MacKinnon, Parkhouse, Angus MacLean, Scarinish and Hugh Campbell, Garaphail. Roddy MacKay is filming, (17) with the plough from Left to Right are; Neil MacArthur, Archibald MacArthur, Tom McMilan, Donald MacIntyre, Lachlan Campbell, Niall MacArthur, Lachlan MacKinnon, Angus MacLean and Hugh Campbell, with Jock & Annie, (18) Pictured from Left to Right are; Jock & Annie, Donald MacIntyre, Lachlan Campbell, Angus MacLean, Hugh Campbell, Lachlan MacKinnon, Neil MacArthur, Ross MacLennan, Archie MacIntyre, (19) Pictured left to right are; Donald MacKinnon, Murdoch MacDonald, Hugh Archie MacCallum, Lachlan Campbell, Archie MacIntyre, Angus MacLean, Donald MacIntture, Lachlan MacKinnon, Donald MacLean, Neil MacArthur & Roddy MacKay filming, (20) Pictured are Donald MacKinnon and Tom McMilan working the plough in Kenovay July 2007.

2000.61.25

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CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1974-77.

Hector Kennedy of Kilkenneth talks about the first electric torch on the island, weather forecasting, using burning peat as a torch, Donald Kennedy – Rìgh na Mòintich, Land Leagues, Rev. MacNiven, the occupations of his family, crofting, kelp, food, the shops, Anna Dhuireach and describes two farmers.

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Mini-disk SA1974/77.

Hector Kennedy of Kilkenneth talks about the first electric torch on the island, weather forecasting, using burning peat as a torch, Donald Kennedy – Rìgh na Mòintich, Land Leagues, Rev. MacNiven, the occupations of his family, crofting, kelp, food, the shops, Anna Dhuireach and describes two farmers.

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