Tag Archives: schools

2011.17.1

School Merit Certificate 1901

Colour photocopy of a Scottish Education Department Merit Certificate awarded to Katie Brown from Tyree Cornaigmore Public School in July 1901 when she was 13 years old. Signed by Headmaster D. MacKinnon. The original has a dark green hard cover with gold writing and crest. Photocopied A4 sheet and laminated folded copy for exhibition.

2011.15.2

Composition about water, transport, heating and lighting in the Cornaig School building and grounds from the 1920s to 1970s. Written by Archie MacKinnon, Cornaigmore, who was the school janitor from 1952 to 1992.

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2011.14.6

Photograph of the windmill that pumped water to Cornaig School during the 1970s

Black & white photograph of the windmill on the shore of Loch Bhasapol that pumped water to header tanks at Cornaig School. Danny Gillespie in the foreground was preparing the windmill for demolition when the photo was taken during the 1970s. Sitting next to Danny is Iain Baker (son of the policeman, Jimmy Baker), with Bobby MacLean (Bobby Mhialuim) in the background.

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2011.14.1

Photograph of group of school girls with their teacher around 1970

Colour photograph of a group of Tiree school girls on an excursion on Tiree with their teacher, Annie MacKinnon, around 1970. Back row L-R: Rosemary Omand, Fiona Langley, Marybell MacKinnon, Christine MacLeod, Ann Munn, Flora Brown. Front row L-R: Marion MacLean, Catherine Ellen Campbell, Donna Davies, Ann MacKinnon, Kathleen MacLean, Ina Omand, Lorna Kerr.

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