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Square at Spence's today This picture was taken on the 20th May 2004, to complement the picture of the bus station in the thi...
Buses at Spence's 1930's This picture is a postcard submitted by Norma Campbell, showing an early travel centre at the open s...
Kirkwall Electric Power Station staff Peter Burges writes: 'With reference to the picture by T.K. on your website, No 105-Kirkwall Elec...
Doorway of St Olaf's Church A Tom Kent picture of the doorway of St. Olaf's Curch in St. Olaf's Wynd. The cross pattern in th...
Imperial Hotel, Albert Street, Kirkwall This is quite interesting. I was wondering where it was when I chanced across it, and only worked it...
Detail from Imperial Hotel picture This shows detail from two areas of picture #152, the Imperial Hotel in Albert Street.
Bikes at Kirkwall China Stores These pictures were taken at the Kirkwall Glass and China Stores, which was on Junction Road. I don'...
Kirkwall Glass and China Stores, Junction Road The date is an estimate again, and it would be good to find out more about this picture.
Reopening of Scapa Distillery after WW2 Tom writes: 'I've come across this old photo in my collection. I'm not sure of the date but I alway...
Laying foundation stone of Kirkwall Town Hall Peter writes: 'The event shown on the enclosed picture was in fact the official laying of the found...
The Watergate Peter writes: 'This photo....photographer unknown....was obtained from a magazine published a long ...
Skara Brae Tom writes: 'A play of light and shade on Skara Brae, taken in 1960, before "improvements" and meas...

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