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St Clair's Emporium- In the office again The seventh of a series of pictures from that fine establishment where HIS is now on Pickaquoy Road....
Engineers building the Phoenix projectors Kenny writes: 'Engineers building the BTH Projectors. (1955) These projectors were originally insta...
Dismantling the Phoenix projectors From the previous picture we skip forward 49 years to see Kenny Thomson with Billy Scollie in the Pr...
Phoenix ticket office near time of opening Kenny writes: 'This is Dougie Shearers sister Rene at the cash desk 1955.'
Phoenix ticket office at last picture show Kenny writes: 'Evelyn Leask - Assistant Cashier and Miss Laura Groat, cashing up after the final ma...
Billy Scollie and Dougie Shearer Kenny writes: 'Dougie Shearer presents Billy Scollie with a framed print of The Phoenix. November 2...
Phoenix staff in the 60s Kenny writes: 'The Phoenix 'front of house' staff in the early 1960's - Left to right, Vina Macgill...
Premiere at Phoenix Kenny writes: 'This picture was taken in 1957 at the first showing of the short film 'Life In The O...
Three generations of Orcadian farmers Alan writes: 'First MF 200 series baler to arrive on Orkney at North Bigging, Dounby @ 1963. Pictu...
Closing Time for Phoenix Cinema This photo taken by Orkney Photographic shows Dougie Shearer officially performing the closing of th...
Fire Practice at Kirkwall Airport Lindsay Reid notes: 'Routine training on our new mock aircraft module. This scenario simulates an a...
Fire Practice at Kirkwall Airport Lindsay Reid notes: 'Routine training on our new mock aircraft module. This scenario simulates an a...

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