Figure 1.--The photo was taken in 1954 on South Uist,Outer Hebrides. It depicts John Angus MacDonald (1946-2018). This was another Margaret Fay Shaw the local photographer who took numerous phothgraphs on the island and would have been know to the children. The Scottish islands were a depressed area of Scotland which lagged behind England and still does. Images of he islands show all or most of he cildren barefoot. Andalthough not like Sandanavia, the cottish islands were far from balmy. We are not sure wha he is carrying, but looks like a ratherr heacy coat, an indication that it was rather chilly at the time.

The photo was taken in 1954 on South Uist,Outer Hebrides. It depicts John Angus MacDonald (1946-2018). This was another Margaret Fay Shaw the local photographer who took numerous phothgraphs on the island and would have been know to the children. We know that his family was Roman Catholic. Sct=otland o course wasstrongy Protesat, but the Catholic Churce persised in many isolted places. We are guessing that he is Anges's brother, but of course MacDonald was a common Scottish name. The Scottish islands were a depressed area of Scotland which lagged behind England and still does. Images of he islands show all or most of he cildren barefoot. Andalthough not like Sandanavia, the cottish islands were far from balmy. We are not sure wha he is carrying, but looks like a ratherr heacy coat, an indication that it was rather chilly at the time.

Created: August 8, 2002
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