ID19776
CollectionCounty Down Photographic Collection
Collection DescriptionSeveral thousand photographs of County Down, 1870s-1950s. This collection is indexed by place and subject. The collection includes photographs of weddings, sports and portraits, giving names and biographical information where available. For example:
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Description

Several thousand photographs of County Down, 1870s-1950s. This collection is indexed by place and subject. The collection includes photographs of weddings, sports and portraits, giving names and biographical information where available. For example:

A photograph of de Ros family of Strangford, County Down, with family members named, 1877.

A wedding photograph of Forde family of Seaforde, County Down, c.1890s.

A photograph of Mary Maguire at her cabin in Drumnasnade, County Down, c.1900s.

A photograph of an operation in progress at Down County Infirmary with nurse Georgina Beggs and nurse James in attendance, 1906.

A group photograph of a non-denominational Sunday School at Saintfield, with list of names attached, c.1910.

3 photographs of Ulster Volunteer Force nurses at Saintfield, County Down, with lists of names attached, c.1913.

A photograph of 4 female generations of Frizelle/Johnston families, County Down, with family members named, c.1914.

A photograph of the annual dance at the Wareroom Factory, Portaferry, County Down, 1928.

A group photograph of Ardglass Young Farmers Club, including 9 women, with a list of names attached, c.1933-1934

A group photograph of women workers at Dunbar McMaster Mill in Gilford, County Down, 1937.

A photograph of Downshire Hospital Management Committee, including Miss M. Bruce, Mrs Perceval-Maxwell and Mrs A.D. Calvert, late 1940s.

A photograph of women being trained to make aircraft parts in Bangor Technical College, 1942-1943.

A photograph of a named group of schoolgirls, with a female teacher at Tullycore, Killincy, County Down, no date.

AccessBy prior appointment
Date1877-c.1959
Century19th, 20th
Keywords
Repository NameNorth Down Museum
AddressTown Hall The Castle Bangor County Down
UK Postal CodeBT20 4BT
Telephone+44 30-0013-3333
Email Addressmuseum@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
Email Address 2enquiries@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
Repository Web Addresshttps://andculture.org.uk/visit-us/north-down-museum
CommentStaff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list of material held. It must be remembered that due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually.
latitude54.65614
longitude-5.66940