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1956

Albert Street Post card of Albert Street showing the big tree and British Linen Bank. Who can identify the models ...
Earl Sigurd & Earl Thorfinn at Kirkwall Pier I trust I am correct in naming them Sigurd and Thorfinn. This shot was scanned from a Ferannia trans...
Norwegian Boat A Norwegian Shark (?) Fisher in the Kirkwall Basin in 1956. Same details as Sigurd & Thorfinn.
Norwegian Fishing Boat A not very clever attempt at showing the harpoon gun. St Ninian in the background.
St Ninian St Ninian at Kirkwall Pier in 1956. Another scan from Ferranniacolor and Vito B.
Kenwood, Harray Courtesy of Orkney Archive. Photograph by W. Hourston. The boys are James Walter, Nearhouse Harray...
BAND Comments please, names etc.
Lady Sanday Postcard postmarked 24 Sep 1956 to Mrs Rosa Tait of Myrtle Cottage, St Mary's Holm. Text reads: "D...
Daimler I think this Daimler car belonged to Sandy Heddle of the Queens Hotel. Its passenger was HM The Que...
KGS OLD SCHOOL PICTURE ANOTHER ONE I COULDN'T RESIST. I HOPE I HAVE THE YEAR CORRECT. OLD SCHOOL PHOTO 1956 KIRKWALL G...

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