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Birthday swim1222 viewsAndrew Bonar Law, in the water in the centre, is watched by friends as he has a swim on a 21st birthday outing to Arrochar. Image by courtesy of Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui Heritage Group.
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Horse and Carriage1221 viewsOutside Bellcairn House, Cove, in 1913.
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Percy Pilcher with the Bat1221 viewsPercy Pilcher with his sister Ella and the Bat glider at Cardross in 1895.
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Cutting the cake1220 viewsHelensburgh Cubs and Leaders at the cutting of the Jubilee cake in the Victoria Hall in 1982. Among those in the picture are Alan Crawford (left), David Reid (2nd from left), Mrs Mary Copeland (centre), John Gorrie (extreme right), his son Peter Gorrie is in front of him. Image supplied by Geoff Riddington.
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1945-47 Rhu Amateurs1220 viewsA Rhu Amateurs side from the 1940s. Back row (from left): John Parlane, David Dodds, Jim Spy, John Miller, Archie McNab, and John Parlane's twin, Willie; front: Sam Best, Hugh Dawson, Jimmy McIntyre, Peter Small, Charles Russell.
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Original apparatus1220 viewsHelensburgh inventor John Logie Baird is pictured with the first television transmitter, made up literally from odds and ends, in September 1926. The apparatus was used in the world's first successful demonstrations of instantaneous moving scenes by wire and wireless. It is now housed in the Science Museum in South Kensington, London.
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West Clyde Street1219 viewsThe sign on the end of the building says "West End Garage Loan Bros".
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Helensburgh Central1219 viewsHelensburgh Central Station, possibly circa 1890.The photo was taken for Macneur & Bryden Ltd., stationers and publishers of the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times weekly newspaper, whose premises were in East Princes Street opposite the station.
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Family photo1218 viewsJohn Logie Baird greets his father, the Rev John Baird, and his older sister Annie at the front door of his birthplace, The Lodge in West Argyle Street, in 1928. Annie is holding up her Cairn terrier ‘Jinkie’ to whom she was devoted. Baird’s prosperity is reflected in his immaculate attire which includes spats. On the other hand his father has just stepped out of the door and is still wearing his bedroom slippers.
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Kilcreggan infants1218 viewsInfant pupils at Kilcreggan School in June 1921 when the headmaster was George S.Rae. Image kindly supplied by Richard Reeve.
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Deborah Kerr and daughters1217 viewsHelensburgh film star Deborah Kerr is seen with her daughters Melanie, then aged nine, and Francesca, six, arriving in New York on September 4 1958 after a holiday in England. Deborah was on her way to the West indies to work on a new picture. Photo by United Press.
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PS Columba1216 viewsBuilt in 1878 by J. & G.Thomson at Clydebank, the 602-ton Columba is regarded as the most famous and luxurious Clyde steamer. An early steel-hulled vessel and at 301 feet, the largest Clyde steamer of her time, she operated the Glasgow to Ardrishaig service as part of MacBraynes 'Royal Route' to Oban. Reboilered in 1900, she was sold after the 1935 season, and broken up at Dalmuir. She is pictured off Gourock. Image date unknown.
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