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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

Collection Hierarchy - Batch Level

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
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 892311 Views of cottages at North and South Uist and Benbecula. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1105214 View of two people in front of Kilmuir Free Church, Skye Titled: 'Witnesses - Kilmuir' 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1105218 View of woman fixing possible steam car. c. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1105232 Side view of possible steam car with man in background PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 71: CHURCHES COMMISSION ALBUM c. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1105238 Woman changing back tyre of possible steam car. c. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1105241 General view of possible steam car with Edinburgh licence plate. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 71: CHURCHES COMMISSION ALBUM c. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 102561 View of crowds of people on beach c. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 102556 View of group of people outside Kilmuir Free Church, Skye 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 102557 View of Obbe cottage, Harris 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 102558 View of telegraph office, Port Nan Long, North Uist 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 102559 View of Port nan Long village, North Uist c. 1906 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 102560 View of Creagory telegraph office, Benbecula 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/12/1 General view of Tobermory harbour from sea 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/12/2 General view of harbour and sea, Tobermory, Mull showing ship. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/12V/1 General view of harbour and sea, Tobermory, Mull showing boat 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/4/1 View of two people in front of Kilmuir Free Church, Skye 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/10V/1 View of blackhouse at Grimsay, North Uist 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/10V/2 View of blackhouse at Grimsay, North Uist c. 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/11/1 View of Creagory telegraph office, Benbecula 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/11/2 View of cottage near Lochboisdale, South Uist 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/5/2 View showing a member of the Churches Commission being carried to Staffin, Skye 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/11V/1 View of Castle Bay, Barra showing yacht at anchor 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/11V/2 View of Castlebay, Barra 1906 Item Level
Print Room PA 71/8V/2 View of blackhouses on Berneray, North Uist 1906 Item Level

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