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North Ronaldsay Lighthouse, c.1950s.

Hoy High Lighthouse, Graemsay, c.1950s.

Back Road, Stromness, at the top of Springfield Crescent, taken after the road was widened, September 1961.

House interior, c.1950s.

M.V. St. Ola approaching Stromness Pier with, on the right, a Norwegian Whale fisherman manning the harpoon gun, c.1950s.

The new NLB Pole Star arriving at Stromness for the first time, on 22/7/1961. See Orcadian 27/7/1961, page 5.

Right: Jim Swanson, who was drowned in the Longhope Lifeboat disaster. Man in uniform: Donald Thomson. Date unknown.

Action from a Stromness Regatta, with the Catamaran 'Spindrift' in the foreground, date unknown.

Start of the All Comers race at Holm Regatta, July 1956. The race was eventually won by A. Flett in Viking. See Orcadian, 2/8/1956, page 4.

Two boats collide near the pier during the Holm Regatta, 1963. See Orcadian 8/8/1963, page 7.