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The Big Tree Memories of the afternoon school break. I was at school with the girls in this picture post card. I ...
The Big Tree with it's head cut off Not sure of the date. Sad to see "our" big tree like this. Thank goodness it did live! This post ...
Victoria St. Stromness. Date estimated. Postcard would have been bought in 1974 on my arrival in Orkney.
Holm Road, with tarmac this time thumb #2542 The picture on the left is the days of yore version of this one, which provoked debate a...
Broad Street Date estimated. Post Card, would have been bought in the early 1970's.
More Albert Street Another postcard showing the Big Tree. This one was sent on 21st December 1906 bearing Christmas an...
Lower end of Albert Street A Valentine's postcard written by a holidaymaker on board the Wednesday afternoon boat to Lerwick (S...
Albert Street, Kirkwall An unused hand-tinted Valentine's Series postcard showing Albert Street in 1885 - or thereabouts! Mo...
Broad Street, Kirkwall An unused Valentine's 'Colourtone' Series postcard showing Broad Street, circa 1930. The trees and c...
Moosie Tooer A Leonard's 'Orkney' Series postcard view of the Bishop's Palace. Posted by 'Isobel' in Kirkwall on ...
Looking down Bridge Street Another view of Bridge Street. For the same view thro the times see picture #911 and picture #2307. ...
What was once a garden This photo was taken from number 23 Bridge Street but from a bedroom at the back(above where the bat...

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