Photocopied page of newspaper cuttings about Captain David Barclay, 1965
Glasgow Herald articles about the retirement of Captain David Barclay who flew scheduled flights to Tiree, 1/5/1965; (1) `Farewell to Barra` with photographs, and (2) `Air Ambulance Pioneer Retires`.
Colour photograph of the old terminal at Tiree airport in 1988.
The old terminal at Tiree airport in 1988.
Black and white photograph of Tiree Association Sports Day in 1929.
Tiree Association Sports Day in 1929. Captain A. N. Kingwill was hired to fly the first plane to the island, bringing with him the day’s newspapers. Short flights on the plane were on offer at 2/6d (12p) a time and Captain Kingwill gave a display of stunt-flying.
Black and white photograph of Tiree airport control tower.
Tiree airport control tower.
Black and white photograph of a postman at the Lodge.
Postman delivering letters to the Lodge, probably taken in the 1890s or early 1900s.
Photocopied newspaper article about Tiree (incomplete).
Incomplete copy of an article by George E. Meston about a visit to Tiree in the 1930s, includes paragraphs about the air and ferry services, Gott pier, the wild flowersand lochans, Mr Sinclair in Balemartine and his gramophone and wireless sets, St Columba and Skerryvore.
Donald and Morag MacLean listening to a crystal set
Photograph of Donald and Morag MacLean listening to a crystal set in 1920.
Courtesy of Mrs Flora MacKinnon
Donald and Morag MacLean from Balevullin are listening with headphones to a crystal set at their uncle’s house on Paisley Road West in Glasgow in 1920. The set, which can be seen on the chest of drawers behind them, is the simplest type of radio receiver in existence. Requiring no external power, such apparatus was in widespread use in the early days of radio.
The set consisted of an aerial attached to a coil of wire, a crystal fixed in a brass cup and the ‘cat’s whisker’, a thin wire which the operator touched to various points on the surface of the crystal to find the loudest signal.
Because there was no electrical amplification, earphones were required and there was no way to control the audio volume. Different stations could be found by moving a slider along the coil, but in the 1920s the choice was very limited.
Black and white photograph of Donald and Morag MacLean in 1920.
Donald and Morag MacLean listening to a crystal radio set in 1920.
Paperback book `The Callender & Oban Railway` by John Thomas.
The story of the building, development and working of one of the major railways to Scotland`s north-west coast, the Callender & Oban.
Black and white postcard of an aerial photograph of the airport control tower.
Postcard of an aerial photograph of the airport control tower. (Original in Filing Cabinet 2 drawer 3)
Newspaper cutting of letter to the editor from Councillor Iain Gillies.
Letter to the editor from Councillor Iain Gillies voicing support for the Digital Communities Project.
