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Individual items in the Brian Hughes Collection catalogued under call no. title and subject. Prints are
captioned, numbered and dated by the photographer. Brian Hughes Index (including photocopied
surrogates) are available for viewing at reading room counter.
Images documenting the architecture and social life of modern Belfast, also covers other areas in Antrim
and Down, dating from 1990 to 1996. Historic buildings such as; Belfast Castle, Queen's University, City Hall,
Stormount, Ulster Museum, St. Anne's Cathedral and churches like Fortwilliam Park and St. Mary's Church.
Other buildings include shopping centres, colleges, banks, new buildings under construction, hotels such as
the Europa, hospitals like the Royal Victoria, and other commercial and industrial sites viewed from most of
the main Belfast city streets. Other images record, street trading at St. George's Market, people at work, for
example: Workmen at work on the Lagan Weir. Includes politicians and visits of foreign dignatories.
Additional subjects include monuments and memorials such as the Titanic Memorial in City Hall grounds,
bridges like the Albert Bridge, ships and the dockland area, parades and festivals. Part of the colour print
collection consists of murals of the period including, for example: Our Lady / Child, Falls Road; Time for Peace,
Whiterock Road; Queen Victoria, City Hall; Ulster Freedom Fighters mural, Newtownards Road.
661 photographic prints b&w 21.5 x 16.5 cm.
65 photographic prints colour 21.5 x 15 cm.
A guide to the collections in the National Photographic Archive entitled Into the Light: an illustrated guide to the photographic collections in the National Library of Ireland, was written by Sarah Rouse and published by the
Library in 1998, ISBN 0 907328 29 6.
Into the Light provides a guide to nearly 90 collections and includes a selection of images from many
of the collections. Contact The National Library Of Ireland for sales information.
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