Black and white photograph of Donald Lamont, MBE, in 1976.
Donald Lamont, MBE, from Ruaig, former Customs & Exciseman in Glasgow, photographed in Tiree in 1976 when aged 86.
Iron spade head.
Iron spade head painted black, used for trenching in heavy soil and found by George Holleyman between 1941-3 in a ruined thatched cottage in Ruaig.
Black and white photograph of Ruaig School around 1912-1913.
Ruaig School around 1912-13. L-R: (front row) unknown; Iain MacKinnon, Ruaig Post Office; Neil Iain MacDonald, Skipnish; unknown; unknown; unknown; Calum Lamont, Harbour, Milton; John Donald Lamont, Harbour, Milton; (middle row) teacher Bella Black, Vaul (also taught in Barra, Benderloch and Jura); Iain MacLean, Vaul; Neil MacFarlane, Vaul; Neil MacPhail, Kirkapol; John MacKinnon, Rhum View, Vaul; Hugh Archie MacArthur, Milton; Donald Clark MacLean, Ruaig Sliabh; Hector Meek, Caoles; Donald MacDonald, Mull View, Caoles; Neil MacArthur, Milton; unknown; Mary MacLean, Vaul; unknown; Catriona MacLean, Vaul; Mr Rankine, Headmaster; (back row) Willie Heatherington, Ruaig; unknown; unknown; unknown; Charlie MacLean, Croish; Alick Campbell, Vaul; unknown; Donald Mackinnon, Milton; Hector MacKinnon, Harbour, Milton; unknown; Maggie MacDonald, Skipnish.
Black and white photograph of Ruaig School around 1918.
Ruaig School around 1918. L-R: (front row) Helen Reilly, Milton; unknown; unknown; Mary Ann Lamont, Caoles; unknown; Morag MacDonald, Milton; unknown; (second row, behind second girl) Donald Archie Cameron, Caoles; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; (third row) Neil MacDonald, Skipnish; Donald MacDonald, Mull View, Caoles; Neil MacArthur, Milton; unknown; John Donald Lamont, Caoles; unknown; Hugh Archie MacKinnon, Ruaig; unknown; unknown; unknown; Hector MacKinnon, Caoles; (back row) Iain MacKinnon, Ruaig Post Office; headmaster Mr Rankine; unknown; unknown; unknown; Church of Scotland minister (?); Mr Taylor, Baptist Church (?); United Free Church minister (?).