Castlebay, Island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Reference number: C201-00096
Sir Compton Mackenzie lived on the island and this lead to his novel Whiskey Galore which was made into a film by Ealing Studios.The story relates the events surrounding the stranding of the cargo ship Politician with a cargo of Whiskey which the islanders 'liberated'.
Images created with Mamiya 7 film camera and Kodak Ektachrome film.
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Sir Compton Mackenzie lived on the island and this lead to his novel Whiskey Galore which was made into a film by Ealing Studios.The story relates the events surrounding the stranding of the cargo ship Politician with a cargo of Whiskey which the islanders 'liberated'.
Images created with Mamiya 7 film camera and Kodak Ektachrome film.
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