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Back to what it used to be! Still in Bridge Street at no. 23! In relation to picture #2771 the addition of an office has been b...
King Street Choir - Kirkwall 1920's A photo by the Kirkwall photographer J.W.Sinclair. King Street United Free Church Choir taken someti...
Girl Guide Play 1920s I don't suppose many will remember this play but perhaps someone will know some of the participants....
1937 Coronation Parade in Kirkwall A parade to celebrate the coronation of King George VI. The float at the front is the "Rainbow of...
Rainbow of Promise Float -Coronation Parade The gentlemen are D.Oddie and Stanley Douglas The girls are: Ada Gunn, Gwen Allan, Helen Oddie, M...
Rainbow of Promise 1937 - All 7 Girls This photo shows all the girls from the Rainbow of Promise float in the parade for the coronation ce...
Rainbow of Promise Parade Float 1937 All ready to go on parade for the celebration of the Coronation of King George VI. See other photos ...
Rainbow of Promise Float-Rear shot Yet another view of the 1937 parade for the Coronation of King George VI. Someone will recognise the...
Deerness School 1940's Things have moved on from the earlier school photos and this photo shows the boys and girls together...
Kirkwall Grammar School 1946 Sorry about the poor quality of the picture but this was a photocopy. Still I thought it was too goo...
Mystery picture Anyone like to guess where this was taken?
Kirkwall from the air Taken from a plane approx 1998.

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