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Shapinsay at Kirkwall Pier Marion writes: '[This picture] shows the boat the Shapinsay and a lorry full of tangles. That's my...
Hydro building scaffolded An impressive bit of scaffolding on the building that contains the Hydro Electric shop in Albert Str...
Looking up Albert Street from Bridge St Wynd A Tom Kent picture, date unknown. This picture was added to complement picture #945 which shows Comm...
Looking up Albert Street from Bridge St Wynd again A Tom Kent picture, date unknown. A much more familiar scene with George Rendall's now in place....
Launch of the Otter A Tom Kent picture. Launch of "Otter" in Kirkwall Basin, 19th May 1926. Subsequently bought and ...
Launch of the Otter A Tom Kent picture. Launch of "Otter" in Kirkwall Basin, 19th May 1926. Subsequently bought and refi...
Flat calm at the boating pond AGAIN Picture taken around 9 to 9.30 am Friday 9th Sept 2005. Flat calm at the boating pond again
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...
1947 County Show 3/3 An unidentified hockey team. It's apparent that the show park was on the edge of Kirkwall back in 19...
Livestock shipping Date estimated. Looks like a sheep (yow/ram/tup etc.- I don't know) with an aversion to sea travel.
County Show 1947, 2/3 mirrored Here is the mirrored version of picture #958 in response to Ian MacDonald's comment.

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