RM2M995T4–Playhouse Cinema at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, March 1940.
RMD88A38–LEWIS/STORNOWAY 1906
RM2M3NFRP–A page from the Illustrated London News, reporting on the measures to crush the rebellion on the isle of Lewis, titled 'Sketches among the revolted crofters in the Lewis, Hebrides.' Soldiers crossing to Stornoway dance to a penny whistle to keep warm on deck as they approach the island. Date: 1887
RM2M3NFXC–Resistance to the collection of rent, and the resulting evictions and disputes about the occupation of land caused unrest on the isle of Lewis, resulting in a military force being dispatched to quell the rebellion. The Illustrated London News reported the reading of the riot act at Aignish Farm, near Stornoway, and the seizing of riotous crofters by police and marines as front page material. Date: 1887