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rotary train at St Magnus Fair 2003 Following on from Barbara's picture this is one of 3 pictures taken of the same train at the St Magn...
Sutherland's Plumbers A photo of Sutherland the Plumbers original plumbers taken just after the war. This was before the f...
Flett & Sons Lorry Bob Logie delivering manure to my Grandfathers in Tankerness just after the war. The date is not exa...
The Ba' parking on Broad Street I got this picture of the Ba' on Broad Street from Bryan Guthrie. He reckoned it was from about 1965...
Boy's Ba' Christmas Day 1982 This photo was taken by Davie Johnston who won the Men's Ba' on New Years Day 1985. There's a few fa...
MN Toucan The French rocket transporter deputising for the Hascosay on the Northern Isles freight routes.
More Albert Street Another postcard showing the Big Tree. This one was sent on 21st December 1906 bearing Christmas an...
Kirkwall Papdale School Concert I think it was a circus. I am the strong man in the leopard skin.
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 ...

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