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Photos of Dublin - Any Period Pre-1995

civildefence · 2009-08-30 03:15:40

Hi folks, just an idea that came into the head. I'm a big fan of nostalgia, old Dublin photos in particular and I welcome a look at any photos anyone may have come across or shot themselves. Landscapes, cityscapes, portraits, montages. Anything at all. Your own work or otherwise. Cheers. A personal favourite, O'Connell…

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civildefence

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Hi folks, just an idea that came into the head.
I'm a big fan of nostalgia, old Dublin photos in particular and I welcome a look at any photos anyone may have come across or shot themselves.
Landscapes, cityscapes, portraits, montages. Anything at all.
Your own work or otherwise.
Cheers.

A personal favourite, O'Connell Street looking North from the viewing platform on Nelson's Pillar shot c.1964

© Phillip Capper, Source: Flickr

Link to image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flissphil/141814537/

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#2 30-08-2009 9:29am
xia

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I don't have pictures to post here. But do you know about this Historic Dublin Pictures & Video Thread over in the Dublin forum?

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#3 03-09-2009 4:18am
civildefence

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xia wrote: »

I don't have pictures to post here. But do you know about this Historic Dublin Pictures & Video Thread over in the Dublin forum?

Guess that makes this thread a bit pointless, feel free to lock 'er up mods.

BTW folks that link Xia posted above is absolutely brilliant, amazing gallery of photos posted and the best thread on the forum IMO. Have a gander...

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#4 03-09-2009 4:22am
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Nice idea civildefence, good grief, sounds a bit twee, but I miss those trees. A blanket of anemic concrete with chrome fittings doesn't really compare..

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#5 03-09-2009 4:26am
civildefence

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Couldn't agree more. Its before my time but the street looks so much classier than what it's become today.

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#6 03-09-2009 9:24am
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The exhibiton of work by Elinor Wiltshire is beautiful and there is a book to accompany the work on display:

http://www.learnaboutarchives.ie/archivists/web?task=Display&art_id=165&pagenum=1

http://www.archiseek.com/content/showpost.php?p=99377&postcount=131

Old postcards are probably one of the easiest ways to find photos from the past.

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