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Percy Pilcher with the Bat1278 viewsPercy Pilcher with the Bat glider at Cardross in 1895.
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Seafront shows1278 viewsShows on Helensburgh seafront between the bandstand and the Granary on a summer day as youngsters paddle in the Clyde. Image circa 1906.
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1911 Coronation1278 viewsCivic dignitaries and representatives of local organisations paraded in Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh, to mark the Coronation of King George V on June 22 1911. This photograph was taken by the well known local photographers, W.D.Brown & Co.
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Diamond Jubilee1278 viewsA formal photograph at the Diamond Jubilee party in 1976. Image supplied by Geoff Riddington.
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Rhu from Rowmore1277 viewsA 1957 image of the Rhu seafront homes and shops, taken from the grounds of Rowmore.
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David Clyde with Olivia de Havilland1276 viewsDavid Clyde, the oldest of three siblings from a Helensburgh family who all became well known actors, played the butler in the 1943 film Princess O'Rourke, a comedy romance written and directed by Norman Krasna and starring Olivia de Havilland (left) as the princess and Charles Coburn (right) as her uncle. A pilot (Robert Cummings) falls in love with a woman he believes is intending to become a maid, little suspecting that she is actually a princess. It won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
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Burgh plaque unveiled1276 viewsOn May 1 1952 a commemorative plaque for John Logie Baird was unveiled at Helensburgh's Municipal Buildings. On the left is Provost William Lever performing the unveiling. On his left are one of the Bailies, then Annie Baird, Diana Baird, Jean Conley (nee Baird), Malcolm Baird, two councillors or officials, and the second Bailie.
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Rosneath Point1276 viewsLooking from above Rhu over the Gareloch to Rosneath Point and the Firth of Clyde beyond. Image date unknown.
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Rustic bridge1276 viewsA couple walk across one of the rustic bridges at the south end of Hermitage Park. Image circa 1950.
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Andrew Bonar Law1276 viewsHelensburgh man Andrew Bonar Law, a Conservative who became Prime Minister and occupied 10 Downing Street for just 209 days in 1922-23, succeeding the much better known Liberal, David Lloyd George, who had served from 1916-22. This picture was taken during World War One when he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Ferniegair entrance1276 viewsAn old image of Helensburgh's West Esplanade, with the gateway to Ferniegair on the right, with Provost's lamps outside. Ferniegair was the family home of the Kidston family. Richard Kidston was Provost of Helensburgh from 1840-49, and Adrian M.M.G.Kidston was Provost in 1911-12. The mansion was demolished in the 1960s. Image date unknown.
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HMS Jamaica1276 viewsA June 1960 image of HMS Jamaica laid up in the Gareloch. Taken by Stewart Noble on board Tommy Wright's Gareloch yacht Catriona.
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