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Jack Buchanan915 viewsA 1930 studio photo of Helensburgh-born Jack Buchanan, the international entertainer and Hollywood film star. Born on April 2 1891, he grew up in the town and was a great friend of TV inventor John Logie Baird. He died on October 20 1957 at the age of 66.
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Builder and model915 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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Tarbet Pier914 viewsA 1905 image of Tarbet Pier on Loch Lomond, with Ben Lomond beyond.
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Model indoors912 viewsThe model of the Comet made and sailed by Helensburgh and District Modellers Club on show at the Henry Bell and the Comet exhibition compiled by Doris Gentles in Helensburgh Library, West King Street, from August to October 2012. The club subsequently donated the model of Helensburgh Heritage Trust for display in the Heritage Centre at the library. Photo by Donald Fullarton.
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Steamboat911 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 engine911 viewsThe engine of the first Comet, with the builder, John Wood.
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Centenary postcard911 viewsA postcard issued to mark the 100th anniversary of Henry Bell's Comet in 1912.
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Tarbet pier910 viewsA Loch Lomond steamer leaves Tarbet pier. Date unknown.
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Silver Bay909 viewsA 1929 view of Silver Bay, Kilcreggan, looking east.
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Floral tribute908 viewsThe bust of Henry Bell and a floral decoration by Judy Noble at the opening of the Henry Bell and the Comet exhibition, compiled by Doris Gentles, in Helensburgh Library on Friday August 3 2012. Photo by Eleanor McKay.
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Whistlefield908 viewsA 1909 view of Whistlefield looking towards the Gareloch.
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Burgh prefab908 viewsThe town had a number of prefab homes for several decades, and this one is 2 The Triangle, just behind the Victoria Infirmary and where Johnston Court is now. Image, date unknown, supplied by Helensburgh Memories member Paul Oakes.
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