Robert French - Post No Bills, Galway, Ireland
Wondering if this is the earliest sighting of a "Post No Bills" warning in our photos (in the archway at the right - no. 18). This is Shop Street, Galway obviously bathed in glorious sunshine, with a horse-draw... More
Arthur Henri Poole - On Deck of S.S. Coningbeg
More funnels than you could shake a stick at on the deck of the S.S. Coningbeg, on the River Suir in Waterford...Date: Saturday, 14 March 1914..NLI Ref.: P_WP_2541a ( P_WP_2541a )
Arthur Henri Poole - February 24, 1914
These are the crew members of a Norwegian vessel, who survived what is known as the Fethard Lifeboat Disaster...These men were on board their vessel, The Mexico (with its cargo of mahogany and cedar from Mexico... More
Unidentified Koreshan boys in Estero, Florida
: 255473 ( http://255473 ) ..Local call number: KOR0438..Title: Unidentified Koreshan boys in Estero, Florida..Date: ca. 1910..Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w. - 6 x 4 in...Series Title: Koreshan Unity Collection
Play of Sunlight, Los Angeles - Early photography, Public domain image
Artist: Louis Fleckenstein.Artist Bio: American, 1866 - 1943.Creation Date: 1912.Process: bromide print.Credit Line: Gift of Warren and Margot Coville.Accession Number: 1997.019.009
Train station Oxo Gives Strength! - Public domain photograph.
Soldiers waiting for a train at Newbridge Railway Station in Co. Kildare. They may have been members of the Cavalry Regiment stationed at nearby Newbridge (aka Kilbride?) Barracks ( nlireland/6282142859/ ) ....... More
Doffer in Glenallen Mill - Sept.
Artist: Lewis Wickes Hine.Artist Bio: American, 1874 - 1940.Creation Date: 1911.Process: gelatin silver print.Credit Line: Gift of Daniel D. Bumstead.Accession Number: 1985.037.020
Woman operating boring machine; boring wooden reels for winding barbed...
Book Title: What the Daughters of Britain are Doing.Artist: Tella Camera Co..Creation Date: c. 1917.Process: gelatin silver print.Credit Line: Gift of Stephen White.Accession Number: 2005.024.030
A Hesquiat Maiden - Early photography, Public domain image
Artist: Edward Sheriff Curtis.Artist Bio: American, 1868 - 1952.Creation Date: 1915.Process: photogravure.Credit Line: Gift of Jo and Howard Weiner.Accession Number: 2007.001.005
A tall yellow building with a red roof. Facade 1910s gamla enskede.
A yellow house with a red roof and a red roof / A yellow house with a red roof and a red roof / Public domain stock photo.
Arthur Henri Poole - Another Man and his Dog
Sir Hercules Robert Langrishe, 5th Baronet Langrishe (1859-1943) and his dog. The Langrishe's seat for nearly 300 years (until 1981) was Knocktopher Abbey, Co. Kilkenny...Date: Tuesday, 25 March 1913..NLI Ref: ... More
Dublin Bread Company, Leinster, Ireland
The remains of the Dublin Bread Company at 6-7 Lower Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street) after the Easter Rising in 1916...Date: Definitely May 1916, if not the very end of April..NLI Ref.: KE 115 ( vtls000030311 )
Arthur Henri Poole - Definitely the S.S. Coningbeg!
Major fail yesterday morning, uploading a good photo of a Marconi Room, but not aboard the S.S. Coningbeg! Hoping to make amends with this shot that is definitely the S.S. Coningbeg, photographed sailing into W... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Marconi Room
Fantastic peek behind the scenes at early 20th century communications. Note the proudly displayed Wireless World. This young chap could never have known what "wireless" would become within 100 years of this pho... More
Arthur Henri Poole - Fancy a Cuppa? - Public domain map
Bustling market scene at Ballybricken Green in Waterford. Would imagine this refreshment van did a brisk trade in tea and coffee that day. And what a beautiful milk jug!..That's M.J. (Michael J. ( http://www.ce... More
Arthur Henri Poole - April 23, 1915 - Public domain map
In a fine example of "You can't keep a good company down", here is Hearne's temporary new shop on the quayside in Waterford, in business exactly 3 weeks after a devastating fire ( nlireland/6899295538/ ) on Fr... More
Arthur Henri Poole - April 18, 1915
A group of National Volunteer officers at the Court House in Waterford. I'm fairly sure you'll enjoy this one - we have fantastic photo quality, not to mention weapons, uniforms, badges, flags! Going lightly on... More
Arthur Henri Poole - April 12, 1915
A row of buildings on Meagher's Quay in Waterford, pictured 10 days after a fire caused the devastation evident in this photo ( nlireland/6899295538/ ) (the other side of Hearne's which stretched through to Ge... More
Arthur Henri Poole - April 7, 1917
An interesting family group, including a sailor on the left, and an employee of the White Star Line perhaps on the right. The photo was commissioned by Mr Flynn of 45 Mayors Walk, Waterford, as was this photo t... More
Arthur Henri Poole - April 5, 1910
This is the very lovely Miss Edith Cole or Coles, sitting for a studio portrait in Waterford. Miss Cole was an actress...See the comments below for more information on this beautiful woman, who came to a rather... More
Arthur Henri Poole - March 22, 1919, Boer War
Really unusual one here - this copy of a photo was made on this date for a Mr Power of Carriganura, Kilkenny, or maybe Carriganore, Waterford. Looks like somewhere hot, and most people who commented below are s... More
Arthur Henri Poole - March 21, 1910
Wide range of ages here among the men of the hurling team at De La Salle College, Waterford...Date: Monday, 21 March 1910..NLI Ref.: P_WP_2014a ( P_WP_2014a )
Arthur Henri Poole - March 20, 1918
Eamon de Valera, M.P. for East Clare at the time this portrait was taken at A.H. Poole Photographic Studio in Waterford. Wonder if he was in Waterford to raise support, as there must have been a political vacuu... More
Arthur Henri Poole - March 18, 1912
The start of a Tramore Harriers Meet at The Mall, Waterford...Date: Monday, 18 March 1912..NLI Ref.: P_WP_2151 ( P_WP_2151 )
Mystery Machine, Leinster, Ireland
This is a Grinding Machine in Dawson's, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. This photo was taken circa 1910, but because of the make and patent, bet we can narrow the date more… Not entirely sure where Dawson's was, or what... More
Arthur Henri Poole - March 6, 1910
Harriers in Waterford. This award-winning group, by the looks of the medals and cups, was photographed at the behest of a Mr Farrell. As the photo was taken on a Sunday, presumably this was on the day of a comp... More
Arthur Henri Poole - March 3, 1918
A group of railway men, we tought, and this photo was commissioned by a Mr Larkin, who seems to have had something to do with Labour Congresses in 1918...The railway link is confirmed by the men who are holding... More
Life goes on..., Dublin, Ireland
The shell of the G.P.O. on Sackville Street (later O'Connell Street), Dublin in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising...Date: May? 1916..NLI Ref.: Ke 121 ( vtls000030526 )
Arthur Henri Poole - February 25, 1916
Stunning (in more ways than one!) display of pig carcasses outside J. Morgan's butcher shop on Broad Street, Waterford. Wondering if that's Mr Morgan, front and centre, with his butchering belt?..The photograph... More
Arthur Henri Poole - February 24, 1914
These are the crew members of a Norwegian vessel, who survived what is known as the Fethard Lifeboat Disaster...These men were on board their vessel, The Mexico (with its cargo of mahogany and cedar from Mexico... More
Arthur Henri Poole - February 23, 1917
This is Mr James Cunningham of 13 Morley Terrace, Waterford with his family...Fairly sure that I found mention of the Cunninghams a while back in the 1911 census online. If any of you have a moment, it'd be a g... More
Arthur Henri Poole - January 27, 1916
Women at work in a War Hospital Supply depot in Waterford...Thomas P. Dooley notes in his book Irishmen or English soldiers? that the:."Irish war hospital supply network was an important aspect of Red Cross inv... More
Arthur Henri Poole - January 25, 1914
This photo was taken on the same day as a studio portrait of John Redmond, M.P. so it is safe to assume that this is Redmond's wife Ada (with the bouquet), née Beesley from Warwickshire. Redmond married her in ... More
Arthur Henri Poole - January 22, 1912
This photo is a copy made for a Mr. N. Shanahan of Lacken, Co. Waterford on this date 100 years ago, so it's not too much of a cheat to have it as our Pic of the Day!..Date: Monday, 22 January 1912..NLI Ref.: P... More
Arthur Henri Poole - January 21, 1915
Another large family, this time it's the O'Grady's of The Mall, Waterford. As you can see, this glass negative has been broken and cracked at some stage in its history, but it doesn't take away from a lovely fa... More
Arthur Henri Poole - January 9, 1916
You will all have to forgive this group's rather wooden poses! This is the fruits of the labour of students at a technical school in Waterford...Couldn't resist it on a number of grounds. Firstly, it wins the m... More
Arthur Henri Poole - January 5, 1915
Just a row of shops on the Quays in Waterford, or is it?..Came across this while searching for a photo taken on 5 January, and got very excited when I spotted the poster in the window of no. 127, the offices of... More
Arthur Henri Poole - January 2, 1915
This is the Fitzgerald family of Otteran Place, Waterford city...Especially love the cheeky grin on the son down the front, and it looks as if we've got the earliest example of a wristwatch appearing in our pho... More
Arthur Henri Poole - December 3, 1910
The scene at Waterford Court House when John Redmond, M.P. was nominated (although he is not present in the photo). The second Westminster election in 1910 took place from 3 to 19 December. John Redmond, an ada... More
Arthur Henri Poole - November 18, 1911
This truly lovely couple may be Mr & Mrs Cullinane of Bunmahon, Co. Waterford (aka Bonmahon). The photo was certainly ordered by a Mrs Cullinane. Rather than the often stiff poses usual for such studio portrait... More
Arthur Henri Poole - November 4, 1911
This is the very lovely Miss Dee of Bansha, Co. Tipperary. Think that I found her family in the 1911 census online ( http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Bansha/Bansha_Town/829411/ ) , so ... More
Eason & Son Ltd., Dublin & Belfast
It seems that this photo was taken at a trade exhibition, perhaps in Dublin. The Eason's "stand" is an absolute delight and certainly showcases all that this business (still thriving) had to offer, including pe... More
Arthur Henri Poole - October 21, 1910
No information on exactly where or why, but this is a Masonic Group gathered in Waterford in full regalia...Thanks to Levantian ( /photos/meehaneo/ ) who tells us that this is a gathering of various branches... More
Achill Island - A couple of cows standing on top of a hill
A woman driving cattle on Achill Island, Co. Mayo...Date: Circa 1910..NLI Ref.: Eas 4057 ( vtls000048197 )
Arthur Henri Poole - Torpedoes Away!
British Navy torpedo boats at The Quays in Waterford city. The ones that are identifiable are H.M. Torpedo Boats 49, 59, and 63. These three were first launched in 1886 and were disposed of in 1919, 1913, and 1... More
Arthur Henri Poole - October 12, 1914
Dramatic view down into the slate quarries at Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary. This photo was ordered for a Mr Evans, but we didn't know if he was the owner/one of the owners, or a manager. As always, we said th... More
Arthur Henri Poole - August 31, 1910
Countess Bessborough and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (granddaughter of Queen Victoria), and two canine companions...Date: 31 August 1910..NLI Ref.: P_WP_2200 ( vtls000592598 )
Arthur Henri Poole - James Campbell Percy and friends
Dublin publisher James Campbell Percy (at the wheel), publisher of the Irish Motor News, Irish Cyclist and Irish Wheelman. As this is a Poole photo, this shot was probably taken somewhere in the South-East...Pe... More
Arthur Henri Poole - August 26, 1910
The Tipperary Hurling Team outside Clonmel Train Station...DannyM8 has identified the chap in the centre of the middle row as the famous Tom Semple, for whom Semple Stadium in Thurles was named...Date: Friday, ... More
Flying the Flag - A group of men in uniforms holding flags
Fianna Éireann scouts carrying out signal training with flags...Date: Circa 1914..NLI Ref.: Ke 211 ( vtls000030762 )
Walking Wounded, Dublin, Ireland
These boys are Fianna Éireann scouts engaged in field medical training...Countess Markievicz (Constance Gore-Booth) founded Fianna Éireann in 1909...Does anyone recognise this hillock? From the buildings behind... More
Arthur Henri Poole - August 11, 1912
C.J. Kickham's GAA Football Club, who had been Junior League Winners in 1911...This club was named after Charles J. Kickham (1828-1882), author and Fenian. Think they were either a Dublin or Tipperary club?..Da... More
Arthur Henri Poole - August 8, 1917
This is Mr H. Leader on horseback, surrounded by hounds. May just be a copy made on this date.....Date: 8 August 1917..NLI Ref.: P_WP_2723 ( P_WP_2723 )
Arthur Henri Poole - August 6, 1919
This may be Bridget Dillon ( http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003935622/ ) of Kilcash, Co. Tipperary. If correctly identified, then Bridget would have been about 13 at the time this photo was tak... More
August 1, 1915, Leinster, Ireland
Funeral procession of Fenian Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. Trams drew to a halt and crowds lined the streets as the coffin passed. O'Rossa had died on Staten Island on 29 June 1915, but his body was brought back to... More
Arthur Henri Poole - July 11, 1918
Mr T. Foley, Mrs Foley? and dog, of Sweetbriar Terrace in Waterford, camping at Tramore...Date: Thursday, 11 July 1918..NLI Ref.: P_WP_2781 ( P_WP_2781 )
Arthur Henri Poole - May 27, 1914
A group of four men from the Imperial Hotel, The Mall, Waterford. This photo was ordered by a Mr Corbella...Niall McAuley ( nlireland/5763844605/#comment72157632642989524 ) found one Corbella in the whole of I... More
Arthur Henri Poole - May 10, 1910
Group of shop assistants outside the Home & Colonial Stores on Broad Street, Waterford...Very packed window display jammed with packets of tea, and a lovely placard in the side window proudly proclaiming that t... More
May 9, 1915 - A group of people sitting on top of a hill
Rev. Father Coghlan, group of children etc...NLI Ref.: P_WP_2618 ( P_WP_2618 )
Opium Destruction at San Francisco City Hall 1914 Prelinger Archive
more at http://quickfound.net "Government agents burn confiscated opium near unfinished San Francisco City Hall, and destroy other confiscated Chinese drugs." The new San Francisco City Hall, rebuilding after ... More
San Francisco Streetcars: "Twin Peaks Tunnel Construction and Opening"...
more at http://news.quickfound.net/cities/san_francisco.html "Twin Peaks trolley tunnel under construction and opening ceremony." Silent. Public domain film from the Prelinger Archive, slightly cropped to rem... More
Trip By Boat Through the Grand Canyon of Utah and Arizona circa 1914 P...
more at http://travel.quickfound.net Includes shooting rapids, and a visit to the Grand Canyon by artist Thomas Moran. Silent. Public domain film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven... More
Sightseeing somewhere in Australia - very early 1900s
Shared by Em Walters via the Vintage Queensland facebook page. Picryl description: Public domain artwork of horse, equestrian horse riding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Train derailment caused by the Fitzroy flood in February 1918
Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of ruins, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Promotional postcard for settlers to Victoria, Australia - circa 1915
This postcard may have been produced for use at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
1910s - Russian Winter, Open cars driving & racing on ice 220496-02 | ...
If you wish to acquire broadcast quality material of this reel or want to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at [email protected] [1910s - Russian Winter, Open cars driving & racing o... More