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Hotspur Photo taken about 1957,from a newspaper cutting I had forgotten about.Top row,L-R.Walter Sinclair,Jo...
Snow storm over Hoy Snow storm over Hoy January 2010
George and Maggie Johnston George (born 1888) and Maggie (born 1887)(nee Mathieson) Johnston both born in Orkney. Maggie cam...
On board the Inverlane in Burra Sound 1967 On board the Inverlane in Burra Sound. Ginger Brown in the overalls. Built in 1938,sunk as a b...
Scapa Flow and Cantick Head Lighthouse Scapa Flow and Cantick Head Lighthouse, looking from Scorradale
South Walls School 1933 This is a replacement photo which is a bit bigger than No: 1768 that I added a while ago. ---------...
Robert Gillespie in WW1 1916 My grandad Robert Gillespie in WW1. His mother was a Russell from Cannigal, St Ola. He grew...
Robert Gillespie Robert Gillespie 1939 Bobby Gillespie was my uncle and he served all through WW11, he was an ambu...
Inyoni coming into Longhope Inyoni - coming into Longhope, I mind her in the fifties John coming into Rinnigal. Possibly 1954. ...
Mystery place This is an old photo, can anyone tell where it is? [Date estimated]
Bridge over the burn at Rackwick A bridge so far at Rackwick. Developments at Lyness,!! we already have the skills here on the Isla...
Whats left of the SS Irene Whats left of the SS Irene, the ship involved in the tragic loss of the Longhope Lifeboat on 17th Ma...

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