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1955

Kirkwall Pier postcard Date estimated- can the Boat People narrow it down further?
Boots the Chemists Further to the "Saga" of Stewart & Heddle's picture earlier,this is the same shop in the days of Bo...
Stromness Dance Band The latest edition of "Living Orkney" has an article and photograph about the Stromness Dance Band. ...
Queen's Hotel The lounge bar of the Queen's Hotel (or whatever pretentious name the new owners are going to give i...
Snipes at Holm pier This photograph was taken bt Austin Brown, I guess about 1955, and shows the Holm Fleet. I recognise...
Hogmany in Holm Mervyn Drever playing the piano, being serenaded by, L-R Cathie Drever, Evelyn Clouston, Sheila John...
Longhope and Lyness team Back row l to r My dad David Gillespie, Stanley Thompson, Jim Baillie, George Harvie, Gordon Robert...
More Holm Hogmany Hogmany in Holm in I think 1955 or 56. Names Back L-R, Tommy Kirkness, Danny Peterson, Pat Ohagan,J...
Scary Santa Date is a guess .Thinking this is a Kirkwall East Kirk Sunday school Christmas party Right at the f...
Taken at Kirkwall Grammar School I don't know the teacher's name. Names of people from left to right: Top row: Vivian Sibbeld, Mari...
1955 Stromness Lifeboat Mercy Trip to Skaill 1955 snow resulted in all roads to Quoyloo area being cut off for three weeks. Food supplies became ...
Eric Walters and another A photo of two council workers Eric Walters is on the right and the man on the left unknown? Eric wa...

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