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A view over Stromness in the early 1950s.

Stromness from across the Bay, c.1950s.

South Isles Steamer S.S. Orcadia, owned by Bremner & Co., in Stromness Bay, c. mid 1950s.

A view of Stromness, c.1950s.

Copy negative showing the Stromness Lifeboat NLB Archibald and Alexander M. Paterson beside Norwegian fishing vessel 'Snurp VII', stranded at the Point of Ness, Stromness, 4/5/1957.

Orkney Girl Guides County Commissioner, Mrs Traill-Clouston, presenting the only Queen's Badge to be won in Orkney to Margaret Bottomley, in the Stromness Hotel, 7th December 1957.

Farewell to 'Stewart the Steward' from the 'St. Ola', Stromness Pier. Date unknown.

Farewell to 'Stewart the Steward' from the 'St. Ola', Stromness Pier. Date unknown.

The Queen Mother visiting St. Magnus Cathedral during a visit to open the King George V Playing Fields at Pickaquoy, 9th August 1956.

A busy Sunday at the Bay of Skaill, Sandwick, one of Orkney's most popular beaches in the summer, c.1957.