Orkney Image Library

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Click to View The Orkney Image Library contains images and anecdotes about the area. There are 12247 pictures and 23425 comments on the site for you to browse through. Images can be viewed by YEAR, by ALBUM, by GROUP, or by CONTRIBUTOR, or you can use the simple SEARCH at the top of this page.
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Before Edna and Cliff went to NZ

Before Edna and Cliff Stephen went to New Zealand. Number 1 is Alexander (Ally) Stephen (my Grandad), can anyone put names to the rest?

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Before Edna and Cliff went to NZ
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