Photographs

Then, Then and Now Photographic Projects

by Bean an Phoist on April 13, 2012 · 23 comments

in Cataloguing,Collections,Digital Collections,Digitisation,Guest Bloggers,Photographs,Projects

by Pádraig Laffan, Vice-Chairperson of The Federation of Local History Societies The Federation for Ulster Local Studies and The Federation of Local History Societies and The National Library Project Have you ever thought how great it would be to walk along by the Liffey with your grandchildren and to be able to say to them [...]

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Improving access to the Lawrence Collection

by Bean an Phoist on April 5, 2012 · 6 comments

in Cataloguing,Collections,Digitisation,Maps,Photographs,Projects

by Aoife O’Connell, Catalogue Development Student The National Library of Ireland holds a number of historically valuable and interesting photographic collections. Perhaps the best known and most utilised of these over the years since its acquisition has been the Lawrence Collection. It was acquired in 1943 for the then huge sum of £300. The popularity [...]

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Small Lives

by Aoife O Connor on August 23, 2011 · 7 comments

in Collections,Exhibitions,Photographs

We might not know most of their names or where they are from, but I got to know the children in the upcoming Small Lives Exhibition very well. I started work on the exhibition back in April, going through our collection of digitised photographs. I put them all into a folder and pored over them trying [...]

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