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Festival of the Horse Craig writes: "Festival of the Horse at the Hope School 2005.While it was overcast iand cool in Kir...
Boys ploughing match Craig writes: "The boys ploughing match at the Sands o' Wright, 2005. While it was overcast and coo...
Follow up to Stenness mill picture Willie Watters sends in a follow up to picture #920, and writes: This is the Stenness mill as it ...
Kirkwall Pier in the haze A very calm day, with a North Isles boat heading out, followed by a couple of creel boats. The Stats...
Sun rising over Rousay Sound John writes: 'The Sun rising over Rousay Sound (Egilsay near distance, Eday on the horizon), 2005 ...
1947 County Show 1/3 This picture must have been taken looking towards the pavilion in the Bignold Park.
1947 County Show 2/3 Here we see some Highland Dancing from the 2 Bt. Seaforths. The pylons in the background are intere...
Livestock shipping Date estimated. Looks like a sheep (yow/ram/tup etc.- I don't know) with an aversion to sea travel.
Seaboard Supreme in Lerwick Pat writes: This is the e.r.r.v. Seaboard Supreme alongside in Lerwick about 1993.
Abandoned (?) boats, North Ronaldsay Picture taken on 27th September.
Pram dinghy, North Ronaldsay Lindsay writes: "A North Ronaldsay 'pram' still in use and in excellent condition. A few seaweed ea...
Creel boat landings Craig writes: 'Westray skipper Heddle Costie's viver crabber landing in Kirkwall. The crab (partans...

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Old coastguard slipway, StronsayTrumland House after the fire in 1985Small turret in the Earl’s Palace gardensA strangely low rainbow over StennessGolta Z Battery, Flotta.Limeade from R.Garden's lemonade factoryJarvie Family 1920The Haven, BrimsFrom the Longhope Lifeboat Museum'The Cats', Balaclava Road, Flotta