Photograph of three Tiree women with a crew member of the `SS Malve`, 1931
Black & white photograph of three Tiree women: Catriona Watt`s mother and her sister with their cousin, standing by the wheel of the SS Malve with one of the crewmen. The SS Malve was a Finnish steamship that ran aground off Balephetrish Bay in 1931.
Photograph of the SS Malve, 1931
Black & white photograph of the SS Malve, a Finnish steamship that ran aground off Balephetrish Bay in 1931.
Piece of pink marble from Balephetrish quarry
Piece of chipped pink marble from Balephetrish quarry. Matches description on board of permanent exhibition.
Tiree Memories Calendar 2011 by Alec Walker
“Tiree Memories” calendar 2011, by Alec Walker, showing black and white photographs of old Tiree. Photos: Mary Stewart in Scarinish Harbour, Balephetrish 1950s, Upper Vaul, Ruaig, Kilkenneth chapel, Scarinish from the air, Caoles, Claymore ferry, Hillcrest, Kilkenneth, Balephuil.
Aerial photograph of RAF Tiree Aerodrome, 1943
Black and white aerial photograph of RAF Tiree Aerodrome during WWII taken on 24 Oct 1943, showing roads and infrastructure from Crossapol Farm to Baugh House to Kenovay and Balephetrish Bay.
Extracts from “Farming Leader” 1965 about NFU Tiree branch and Lachlan MacKinnon, Hillcrest
Scanned extracts from “Farming Leader”, the official journal of the National Farmers Union of Scotland, 1965. Includes a photograph of the Tiree branch committee group at their AGM: including Roderick Morrison (Secretary), Archie MacArthur (President) and John MacArthur (Vice-President), and three pages about Lachlan MacKinnon, Hillcrest, Balephetrish in “Farmers in Focus” including photographs of Lachlan and his family and livestock.
Photograph of Lachlan MacKinnon, Hillcrest, and friends circa 1930
Black & white photograph of Lachlan MacKinnon, Hillcrest, Balephetrish, as a boy with five friends sailing a model ship on a lochan between Hillcrest and Vaul around 1930. Lachie is second from the right.
Biography of A.K.Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)
Biography of Sri Lankan geologist A.K.Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) who conducted a survey of the pink and green marble deposits at Balephetrish in 1902. Tiree is mentioned in the list of his published papers in Table 2 (see 2003.16.7 for his survey report).
Email from Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, re geological survey of Tiree marble by A K Coomaraswamy in 1902
Printout of emails between Dr John Faithfull, Curator of Mineralogy & Petrology, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow and An Iodhlann about the work of A.K.Coomaraswamy, the Sri Lankan geologist who surveyed the green and pink Balephetrish marble deposits in 1902. Includes printouts from the website of the British Geological Survey “GeoScenic” showing photographs of Tiree marble taken by Coomaraswamy.
Menu from Balephetrish House, ca 1980
Menu in black plastic cover from Balephetrish House when Jack & Audrey Carter rented it to run a Bed & Breakfast establishment in the late 1970s to early 1980s. Also did lunches, afternoon teas and evening meals. A plate of `assorted sandwiches` cost 50p. “Very good food and lots of it”
