Collections

Ongoing indexing, digitising, copying and cataloguing projects ensure that the photographs in our care are becoming increasingly accessible to the public. However, it should be noted that there are a number of collections that cannot be made available to researchers at present. See the Accessing Photographs section to find out how to consult Photograph Collections

There follows a listing of some of the better known collections in the Archive, please follow the links to find out more about a specific collection.

Christopher Robson Photographic Collection: Photographs recording LGBT+ life between 1992 and 2007, taken by gay and civil rights activist, Christopher Robson.
Our Own Place Collection: An archive prepared in 1996, of over 600 photographs and text, reflecting contemporary life in Ireland.
Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991.: A collection created in 1991, replicating 1,000 Lawrence Collection photographs, to record the changing landscapes of Ireland.
Cardall Collection: This collection contains 5000 negatives from the Cardall postcard firm; the images date from the 1940’s – 1960’s.
Clarke Collection: This is a relatively small collection of photographs by JJ Clarke, mainly of Dublin in the period 1897 to 1904.
Clonbrock Collection: A collection of 3,500 glass plates spanning the years 1860 – 1930, it is an excellent pictorial record of the life of a landed family.
Eason Collection: A collection of 4,000 glass plate negatives created for Eason and Sons Postcard Company between 1900 – 1940.
Keogh Collection: A collection of 300 photographs from the Keogh Brothers Studio, Dublin from the period 1915 – 1930, includes excellent coverage of the political figures involved in the 1916 Rising.
Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Collection: This is a collection of 300,000 negatives from the Irish Independent newspaper archive dating from 1912 to 1997.
Morgan Collection: This is a collection of aerial photographs of Ireland that were taken by Captain Morgan in the mid 1950s.

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