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Territorials marching to camp, 18/8/1911 A Tom Kent picture. Telegraph poles along the side of the road suggest that the phone has arrived.
Departure of Orkney Volunteers for camp, 20/6/1907 A Tom Kent postcard, Note all the Shore Street houses in the background that were destroyed to make ...
Valentines postcard of Kirkwall Date estimated. Kirkwall Pier certainly looks pretty minimalist, but new spire on the Cathedral, and...
Albert Street, Kirkwall A VAlentines postcard, date estimated.
Stewart & Heddle, Chemists Further to Peter Burges's comment on picture #1737, here is an advert for Stewart and Heddle from a ...
Boots the Chemists Further to the "Saga" of Stewart & Heddle's picture earlier,this is the same shop in the days of Bo...
Irvine's Boot Shop Another advert from the same guide book as the two chemist shops showing W H Irvine's shop when it w...
Boots The Chemist Early 50's Now Ridgeway Travel
St Colm's Quadrant, longhope Houses just before the residents moved in. A Phoenix Photograph from round about 1975/76
Junction Road under water The water must have been two feet deep here. It was like this from the bottom of the Clay Loan to th...
Union Street 26-10-06 Private individuals were forced to block the roads as 'bow waves' from passing vehicles were making ...
Main Street 26-10-06 Interesting to see that the West End has facilities for gondolas already in place!

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