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postcard showing 'St Ola' (I) arriving at Stromness
Alastair W. McRobb
postcard showing 'St Ola' (I) arriving at Stromness
postcard showing 'St Ola' (I) arriving at Stromness

Alastair W. McRobb

died 1998
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About MeMr McRobb was unofficial company historian for the North of Scotland & Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company. He wrote a book on the company and gave lectures on various topics. He collected a range of material including photographs, postcards, brochures, calendars and posters. Following his death in 1998, his collection was donated to Aberdeen Maritime Museum in 1999 by his widow Mrs Maureen McRobb.
Valentines
Valentines
Dundee, Scotland, founded 1851
James William Helenus Trail
James William Helenus Trail
1851 - 1919
Eric Newton
Eric Newton
Marple Bridge, Manchester, England, 1893 - 1965
Doll Dressed As A Principal Nursing Officer (PNO)
Jean Mortimer
Aberdeen, Scotland, born 1929
Horn Beaker
S R Stewart & Co
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1825 - 1997
Zulus Entering Aberdeen Harbour
Kenneth M. Sibley
London, England, 1913 - 1983
Edouard Vuillard
Edouard Vuillard
Cuiseaux, France, 1868 - 1940
R W D Benzie
R W D Benzie
St Sunniva (I)
St Sunniva (I)
built in Aberdeen, 1887 - 1930
Four Masted Barque In Bottle
Captain John Henderson
Peterhead, Scotland
Chemist Shop 205 Union Street
Davidson & Kay
Aberdeen, Scotland, founded c.1834
Photograph showing passengers being transferred ashore in small boats, from Earl of Zetland II …
Earl of Zetland (II)
passenger and cargo vessel, built 1939
House Flag For The Passenger And Cargo Steamer 'st Magnus' Built By Hall Russell In 1924
St Magnus (III)
1924 - 1960
Forsyth Patent Fowling Piece
Forsyth and Company
Silver and Granite Bracelet
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Buckingham Palace, London, England, 1848 - 1939
Granting of Royal Warrant
James Petrie Kay
1839 - 1922
Front of Photograph
G. and W. Morgan
Brigadier Frost Pasha
Brigadier Frost Pasha
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1838 - 1902
Gwynneth Holt
Gwynneth Holt
Wednesbury, England, 1909 - 1995
Edmond Merson
Edmond Merson
Strichen, Scotland, 1890 - 1979
Sir John Lavery
Sir John Lavery
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1856 - 1941
James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1831 - 1879
William Alexander by Sir George Reid
William Alexander
Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1826 - 1894
Thomas Edward Lawrence
Thomas Edward Lawrence
Tremadog, Wales, 1888 - 1935