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

Possibly entrants in a Stromness Shopping Week Fancy Dress parade, date unknown.

Possibly entrants in a Stromness Shopping Week Fancy Dress parade, date unknown.

High Wire Act, 'The Two Waldix' at Stromness Shopping Week, 1953. See Orcadian 30/7/1953, page 5.

A view of Stromness, c.1950s.

Looking over Stromness with the Holms and Scapa Flow in the background, c.1950s.

Stromness Pier, c.1950s.

Stanley Cursiter's house, Stromness, c.1950s.

Children playing at the Double Houses, Ness Road, Stromness, c.1950s.

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