Fred Grieve
Orcadian Print Works Far left is Kenny Thomson, but who are the others?
Peter Drever & Bianca Peter Drever (Drever & Boyes, Stromness) pictured on the steps in front of Jacob's Buildings in Dund...
Peter Drever & Shopping Week Queen Peter Drever, (shopowner of Drever & Boyes, Stromness) pictured with the Shopping Week Queen Theresa...
More Nomads Another Andy Wylie picture, estimated at 1963. Any names to faces gratefully accepted.
The Cosmo Craig sends in this Dougie Shearer (I think) picture from the legendary Cosmo, which for our younger...
Nomads- we got em! You the readership demanded the Nomads, and err, you the readership have responded. Alan sends in th...
R.Garden and Co. on Bridge Street. Date estimated. This is the picture referred to in Peter's comment today on picture #62.
The view...
Garden's after the fire of 1938 thumb #1682 showed Garden's in 1930's, but this picture shows why there is a gap site on Bridge Stre...
Kirkwall City Pipe Band This picture was taken in either 1966 or 1967 on the Cosmo stage by Dougie Shearer. Perhaps someone ...
Kirkwall City Pipe Band I'm not sure of the year - it could have been 1924. This is a picture of my grandfather's and shows ...
Bridge Street, Kirkwall - circa 1920 1920 is a very rough estimate of when this photo was taken. I suspect it could have been much earli...
Albert Street flooded in 1909 The scene on this postcard was photographed on 24 September 1909 and the card was franked in Kirkwal...
Shore Street to Glaitness Road circa 1970 Loosely dated 1970. Features now removed:- The Phoenix Cinema, the Gasworks and Gasometer, The Old...
Church of Scotland canteen, Palace Road Kirkwall Date is a estimate
Days gone by- Lyness The date for this old picture is a guess.
The Life Boys Found this picture amongst many Orkney photos , is it taken in Orkney?
Date estimated.
Kirkwall pier Earl Sigurd - date estimated
???? [No info with this one- Steven]
Kirkwall Basin - 1966 Next to the pier at left side is John Clyne's 'Laurel' with Tommy Harcus's 'Lotus' lying alongside. ...
Palace Road and Dundas Crescent [First of a block of pictures from Neil Isbister that I scanned a while back but haven't uploaded ye...
First Attempt Dan Grieve,winner of the Merlin Rocket Class, Hope Regatta 1955. Crewed by Alfie Walls.
The Harbour, Kirkwall A Valentines Series postcard posted in 1908.
Bridge Street - Garden's Fire Taken about the same time as picture #1683. This is taken from the remains of Garden's building, loo...
Albert Street A postcard showing a rather atmospheric Albert Street sometime between the Albert Kinema opening in ...
Bridge Street in the 1920s This postcard seems to be in the same series as picture #2256. Perhaps it was even taken on the sam...
Kirkwall Harbour Old post card (from my collection) [What are the rafty things by the Corn Slip? - Steven]
Kirkwall Harbour Sunset [Date estimated ;-) - Steven]
Scapa Post card (from collection) [Date estimated - Steven]
the village pump The Inn St Mary's 1938. Petrol was 1/8 a gallon. [Contributor?]
Heading for the line This must have been taken late forties or early fifties.
The boat is the Barabel owned and crewed b...
Kirkwall Pier postcard Date estimated- can the Boat People narrow it down further?
Kirkwall from the Ayre Road. I came across this old postcard recently. It is undated so the date is a pure guess. Maybe some loca...
Launch of Barabel The yacht "Barabel" heading slowly towards Hatston slip for launching. Harry Garriock on the Fordson...
Barabel in Maxwell's boatyard This picture was taken in Maxwell's Boat Yard off Great Western Road which is now "Scarths Centre". ...
German battlecruiser Von der Tann German warship 1918
German b.c. Von der Tann passing through Hoxa boom
From a postcard
Naughty Girl Naughty Girl sailing at Kirkwall c.1950.
Naughty Girl, Kirkwall Bay Naughty Girl, Kirkwall c.1950
Naughty Girl, 2005 [Where is this, and what sort of shape is she in now? It's sad sight as I well remember her moored i...
No. 4 barrier long ago, 2 A postcard view from Peter, clearly showing the ship in the corner that I remember from my own child...
A Tom Kent picture of Bridge Street 1900 approx.
A Tom Kent picture of Bridge Street Kirkwall
According to him this is "Where two barr...
Daniell print of Cathedral Miniature facsimiles of drawings and engravings by Wm. Daniell dated 1821. This is number two of fou...
Dan Grieve and Mizpah A typical picture of Dan Grieve sailing his Albacore 'Mizpa' with Brian Kynoch as crew
Fourth barrier "Grimness crossing to Burray, where boat is". Jean Tennant No date.
Courtesy Janice Pires (daught...
Boats in the basin Date is a guess,but before 1939. Certainly before my time, but there are two boats I remember well n...
The Nomads Orkney Musicians.
The Nomads 1964.
Brian Peace, Ian Farquhar, Roy Wood.
Drummer Ken Ross is off s...
Kirkwall Basin in the olden time For Tall Ships Weekend, Orkney Heritage Society in conjunction with Orkney Archive has prepared a sm...
Kirkwall Harbour Taken on 12th July 2011 on a recent holiday on Orkney. Taken in early evening when the light was per...
Early for the Tall Ships event this one was early for the "Tall ships" event!
No idea of the date, be interested if anyone can dat...
The Nomads 1964 - the Nomads, well Roy Wood & Brian Peace. Cannnot remember where though. Could be Deerness?
Kirkwall over the Duckie Pond 2/2 Photo taken at a guess,1920s. Still pre. Town Council housing scheme of White St,etc. Duckie Pond in...
Kirkwall over the Duckie Pond 1/2 Picture taken at a guess, early 1900s, one of two pictures, looking down from Papdale Area on to the...
Quoybanks 1962 Quoybanks.
The Quoybanks area in 1962.
Photo courtesy of Sylvia Moar.
[I like the bonny white...
Repaired copy of Bridge Street photo [Can you say which one so I can link to earlier comments etc? - Steven]
Round the world fliers at Houton I found this old postcard while having a sort out.
The message reads, "The planes in Houton harbour...
Kirkwall Regatta? Corn Slip - sailing dinghys. 1960?
A lot of spectators on the pier. What was the occasion - re...
Kirkwall Basin and ss Amelia - circa 1935 Although this postcard was franked in 1945 it must have been taken before the 2nd World War as the h...
Ayre Road January 1959
Oil depot out of sight Coorse day, January 1959
Kirkwall Harbour Basin Peter Burges writes:
'Having a small collection of Tom Kent post cards, passed on to me by my mater...
Postcard of Kirkwall from sea Early 1900's.A D.Spence Stationer Kirkwall post card
Leslie and Leonard Motor and Cycle Engineers Leslie and Leonard Motor and Cycle Engineers. Taken about 1920 approximately. Don't know exact date....
Orkney Reel and Strathspey Society road trip Orkney Reel and Strathspey Society play on the deck of the SS Earl Thorfinn at North Ronaldsay Pier,...
Launch of the Otter A Tom Kent picture.
Launch of "Otter" in Kirkwall Basin, 19th May 1926. Subsequently bought and ...
Big snow in Albert Street Big snow in 1929 or 1930 Albert Street
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