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Rescue boat841 viewsThe Rhu RNLI rescue boat gave a demonstration of a rescue as part of the bicentenary celebrations off Helensburgh pier on Saturday August 4 2012. Photo by David Speed.
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Houseboats at Luss841 viewsHouseboats moored opposite Aldochlay, near Luss, on Loch Lomond. Opposite is Swan Island. Image date unknown.
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Silver Bay840 viewsA 1929 view of Silver Bay, Kilcreggan, looking east.
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Whistlefield839 viewsA 1909 view of Whistlefield looking towards the Gareloch.
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Kilmahew Castle839 viewsKilmahew Castle at Cardross was built on land granted to the Napier family by Malcolm, the Earl of Lennox, around 1290. The castle, originally a four-storey 16th century tower house, was built in the 16th century by the Napiers, who owned it until 1820. The estate had to be sold to pay off the last Laird's gambling debts.The ruins were acquired by the Archdiocese of Glasgow, with the surrounding estate, in 1948, and the now derelict St Peter's Priests Training College was built nearby. Image c.1906.
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Centenary postcard838 viewsA postcard issued to mark the 100th anniversary of Henry Bell's Comet in 1912.
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Steamboat836 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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First engine836 viewsThe engine of the first Comet, with the builder, John Wood.
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Engraving834 viewsThe engraving on the monument to John Robertson at Neilston, Renfrewshire, reads: Born in Neilston, 10th December 1782, the designer and erector of the engine of the Comet, which was launched in the year 1812 and was the first steamboat that regularly traded in Europe. Erected by parishioners and friend, 24th August, 1912. Photo by Stewart Noble.
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Tarbet Hotel831 viewsAn unusual view of Tarbet Hotel, taken from what was then Tarbet golf course, with Loch Lomond beyond. Image circa 1920.
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Engraving831 viewsThe engraving of the Comet engine on the monument to engine builder John Robertson at Neilston, Renfrewshire. Photo by Stewart Noble.
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Portincaple shore831 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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