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NLB Pole Star in Stromness Harbour, c.1950s.

RMS St. Ola approaching Stromness Pier, c.1960. In the foreground are Norwegian fishing boats, in Orkney to fish for shark and dogfish.

One of the Admiralty's ferries at Houton pier, Orphir, c.1956. These vessels were a familiar sight in Scapa Flow but, due to the closing down of Lyness Naval Base in 1957, they were to be withdrawn.

A group crossing over the causeway to the Brough of Birsay, c.1950s.

A group crossing over the causeway to the Brough of Birsay, c.1950s.

The Horse of Copinsay, Deerness, c.1950s.

A view of Rousay in the 1950s, with the pier on the left and Trumland House in the centre.

Harvest time in the West Mainland, c.1950s.

Norwegian Whale Fishing Boats at Stromness Harbour, c.1950s.

Packing lobsters on Stromness Pier, c.1950s.