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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO: 71: THE CHURCHES COMMISSION ALBUM Dark green album with gold lettering on front cover 'Photographs'. Insc: With the Churches Commission July 1906. Album of amateur snapshots recor ...

PA 71

Description PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO: 71: THE CHURCHES COMMISSION ALBUM Dark green album with gold lettering on front cover 'Photographs'. Insc: With the Churches Commission July 1906. Album of amateur snapshots recording a visit by ministers to the Western Isles. Largely United Free Church members, the Rev. A. Lee being the Mission Superintendent for the Commitee for Highlands and Islands. Shown are the "Tighnamara" after a storm and at Tobermory Bay and there are photographs of the Commissioner, MrNJK Cochran-Patrick and Rev A Lee swearing islanders as witnesses, Rev Fraser of Plockton Free Church, Mr Duncan (Dingwall), Mr MacLeod (Coigach), Rev MacDonald (Raasay), Capt. Downie, Mr Finney (Free Church), Mr Pitman (Congregational) at Grantown, Mr Dalmahoy (United Free Church), Mr Simpson (Free Church) and Mr Evans (United Free Church). One photograph is of the Commissioner landing at Staffin, being carried piggyback through the surf by a sturdy Highlander. There are also pictures of the standing stones at Callernish; Manish Church, Harris; and many of cottages at Torridon; Shieldaig; Alligan; Obbe, Harris; Newton Ferry, Carinish; Grimisay and Berneray, N Uist; Creagory; Benbecula; Lochboisdale, S Uist; Castlebay, Barra; Tobermory and Inverary. Some of the snapshots show groups of people in small rowing or sailing boats or in carriages on rough roads.Finally there are several photographs of a possible steam car, Reg. no. S302, with an Edwardian lady changing a wheel.

Date 7/1906

Collection General Collection. Photograph Albums.

Catalogue Number PA 71

Category All Other

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/525321

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Collection Level (551 87) General Collection. Photograph Albums.

> Batch Level (PA 71) PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO: 71: THE CHURCHES COMMISSION ALBUM Dark green album with gold lettering on front cover 'Photographs'. Insc: With the Churches Commission July 1906. Album of amateur snapshots recording a visit by ministers to the Western

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
Print Room PA 71/9/2 View of blackhouses on Berneray, North Uist 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/10/1 View of blackhouse near Carinish, North Uist 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/10/2 View of blackhouse at Grimsay, North Uist 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/8/1 View of telegraph office, Port Nan Long, North Uist c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/8/2 View of Port nan Long village, North Uist c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/6V/2 General view of Free Church, Manish, Harris c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/7V/2 General view of cottage at Leverburgh, Harris 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/19V/2 View of woman fixing possible steam car c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/20/1 View of woman changing back tyre of possible steam car c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/20/2 View of possible steam car with man in background c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/20V/1 View of possible steam car with Edinburgh licence plate c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/3V/1 View of group of people outside Kilmuir Free Church, Skye 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/3V/2 View of group of people outside Kilmuir Free Church, Skye 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/14/1 View of crowds of people on a beach c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/9V/1 General view of witnesses at Berneray 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/12V/2 General view of ship's cabin with two men 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/13 Four photographs of Church Commissioners in Grantown, Kingussie and Newtonmore 2/1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/19/1 View of Inveraray Parish Church c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/19/2 View of Inveraray village showing George Hotel c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/2V/2 View of house at Alligin, Upper Loch Torridon 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/4V/2 Photograph of Rev. Mr. Fraser of Plockton Free Church 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/4V/1 Photograph of Church Commissioners 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/5/1 Photograph of a witness, Kilmuir, Skye 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/5V/1 Photograph of several Commissioners at Staffin, Skye 1906 Item Level

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