• Hoists. Don't see many of those these days - derangedlemur
  • Civic building of some sort? - derangedlemur
  • The different styles of horse carts, donkey and others including a couple of side or jaunting cars. - swordscookie
  • Someone working at a loaded cart - robinparkes
  • This looks like a boom across the canal or a bow wave but nothing is moving??? The ship is moored with ropes around the bollards and the gangway is down. - swordscookie

Merchants Quay, Newry

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Ships on the canal at Merchants Quay in Newry, alongside a nice brace of merchants' premises.

Date: 1870s? (but definitely between 1860 and 1883)

NLI Ref.: STP_1179

Michiel2005, Foxglove, borful57, eduard43, and 148 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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  1. desert11sailor 9 months ago | reply

    How big is the original glass negative? Ahh... a stereo pair, so probably not one of the big 8x10 or larger formats. Still, those old glass negatives produce wonderfully clear imagery.

  2. dreamer@desh 9 months ago | reply

    brilliant!

  3. National Library of Ireland on The Commons 9 months ago | reply

    The original "pair" measures 3¼ x 6¾", but as you say, the glass negatives are what give the clarity...

  4. desert11sailor 9 months ago | reply

    Given the size of the ON this is a great image. The really big glass plate cameras produce absolutely gorgeous stuff. Of course they weren't what you could call portable, or fast, but for nice still scenes, oh my!

  5. gucci1976 9 months ago | reply

    so much feeling and concert to The common youth in those days that s like in portriat ,

  6. MisTrEE3 9 months ago | reply

    this is a pretty good pic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {oldschool}

  7. STEPHANT.PHILIPPE 9 months ago | reply

    Incroyable beauté, trace du passé

  8. kynance_1411 8 months ago | reply

    Thanks for sharing, your excellent picture
    was seen in the group called
    AQUELLOS MAGNÍFICOS NAVÍOS - THOSE MAGNIFICENT SHIPS

  9. Yaroslav Gerzhedovich 7 months ago | reply

    I'm always amazed how many photographers of 19th - early 20th centuries have created composition in their photographs, as if they have made classical realistic paintings. Every detail is in the right place :)

  10. Ace31_2010 7 months ago | reply

    Great photo.

  11. Blind Owl 7 months ago | reply

    Wow, cool photo!

  12. mowerman 762002 6 months ago | reply

    A great Picture I like the way all of the buildings are all completsly different style

  13. Carolina^ 4 months ago | reply

    sembra un quadro...

  14. jm - Bollingen 3 months ago | reply

    Preciosa imagen

  15. mambo1935 3 months ago | reply

    grace!

  16. ikhizamah 3 months ago | reply

    Wonderful

  17. Hopes Mazin 3 months ago | reply

    wooow *-*

  18. excellentzebu1050 2 months ago | reply

    Brilliant

  19. p.williams425 4 days ago | reply

    great photo!

  20. National Library of Ireland on The Commons 3 days ago | reply

    Thank you.

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