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Loading 3 tons of lobsters on to a British European Airways plane at Kirkwall Airport. They were transported directly to France, 1959. See Orcadian 29/10/1959, page 5.

Copy negative showing a Blacksmith at work, South Ronaldsay. Date unknown.

Copy negative showing a Blacksmith at work, South Ronaldsay. Date unknown.

The main road through Stenness village, c. 1950s.

A view of part of the garden at photographer W.H. Hourston's studio, Stromness. Date unknown. The Buddha was reputedly brought home to Stromness by a sea captain in the mid 1800s.

Inside St. Peter's House Eventide Home, Stromness. Date unknown.

The Queen Mother arriving at Kirkwall Airport during a visit to open the King George V Playing Fields at Pickaquoy, 9th August 1956.

St. Peter's House Eventide Home, Stromness, seen from Hellihole Road, at the time of it's opening, June 1957. See Orcadian 13/6/1957, page 5.

St. Peter's House Eventide Home, Stromness, seen from Hellihole Road, at the time of it's opening, June 1957. See Orcadian 13/6/1957, page 5.

Work begins on the Stromness Swimming Pool at the old Garrison Theatre site, January 1961. See Orcadian 12/1/1961, page 3.