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Loch Long660 viewsAn old image of Loch Long, showing Glenmallan and its school on the right, taken by W.W.Kim. Image supplied by Winnie Miller, who thinks the boat is probably one used to recover torpedoes. Onn the left side, just above the sharp point of shoreline, is a direction-finding tower.
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Tribute in verse660 viewsFormer Commodore Clyde and Argyll and Bute Councillor Eric Thompson MBE, who read a poem he had composed for the occasion, with exhibition organiser Doris Gentles at the opening of the Henry Bell and the Comet exhibition in Helensburgh Library on Friday August 3 2012. The flower arrangement beside the bust of Henry Bell was by Judy Noble. Photo by Eleanor McKay.
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Portincaple shore660 viewsA 1912 image of the shore at the Loch Longside fishing village of Portincaple, with several local people on the rocks.
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Kinnear House660 viewsThis building at the corner of Charlotte Street and Victoria Road in Helensburgh has had several uses over the years. At the time the picture was taken it was Kinnear Private Hotel, but it was also the first St Bride's School and in World War Two was used to billet officers working at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, RAF Helensburgh. Today it is divided into two private dwellings. Image date unknown.

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Centenary660 viewsA postcard issued on August 5 1994 to mark the centenary of the West Highland Railway in Helensburgh.
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Rhu Village659 viewsA very early picture of Rhu village and the bay, showing the school building where the village green now is. Beyond are Ardenvhor, now the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club, and Rosslea, now the Rosslea Hall Hotel. Image date unknown.
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Steamboat658 viewsA steamboat of the Comet era — possibly the Comet itself — is seen on the Clyde near Dumbarton Rock in this old sketch.
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Builder and model657 viewsA stalwart of Helensburgh and District Modellers Club, Spike Jones, is pictured with the model of the 1962 Comet replica he helped to build. He and other members sailed the model beside the pier during the bicentenary celebrations in Helensburgh on Saturday August 4 2012, and subsequently donated the model to Helensburgh Heritage Trust for display in the Heritage Centre in Helensburgh Library in West King Street. Photo by Davie Dewar.
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In conversation657 viewsThe Commodore Clyde, Commodore Derek Kent, with the Queen Mother at the Clyde Submarine Base at Faslane in May 1968. Photo by Donald Fullarton.
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On deck656 viewsThe Queen Mother signs the visitors book on the deck of a Polaris submarine at the Clyde Submarine Base at Faslane in May 1968. Photo by Hector Cameron.
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Derailment656 viewsA train was derailed near George Street, Helensburgh, in June 1912. Image supplied by Malcolm LeMay.
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Launching replica655 viewsThis model of the 1962 Comet replica was made by Helensburgh and District Modellers Club, and a member is seen launching it beside the pier during the bicentenary celebrations in Helensburgh on Saturday August 4. The club subsequently donated the model to Helensburgh Heritage Trust for display in the Heritage Centre in Helensburgh Library in West King Street. Photo by Stewart Noble.
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