Trinity College, Dublin
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| Summary: | The Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991 was a project where one thousand photographs from the Lawrence Collection in the National Library of Ireland were replicated a hundred years later by a team of volunteer photographers, thereby creating a record of the changing topography of the selected locations. |
| In collection: | The Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991 |
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Wednesday, 22 August 1990.
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| Notes: | Weather conditions noted by photographer: sunny with a little cloud Film number: 22 ; frame number: 15 One frame has a horse and cart doing tours of the city, operating from the corner of Stephen's Green/Grafton St. Photograph taken at 15.30, 22/08/1990 Additional information about this photograph may be available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/7548442358/ Physical description: 1 photograph Geographic Coverage: Dublin City, County Dublin, Province of Leinster, Ireland. more |
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Trinity College, Dublin City, Co. Dublin |
Taken by photographer, Colin Scudds. And for all the modernisation in the intervening years, it makes me laugh that there's horse dung is in this shot...
You can compare this view of Trinity College with its companion photo taken approximately 90 years earlier as part of the Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991, where one thousand photographs from the Lawrence Collection in the National Library of Ireland were replicated a hundred years later by a team of volunteer photographers, thereby creating a record of the changing face of the selected locations all over Ireland.
For further information on the Lawrence Photographic Project, read all about it on our NLI Blog.
Date: Wednesday, 22 August 1990 at 15:30 (weather conditions - sunny with a little cloud)
NLI Ref.: LPP_22/15
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Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, Leinster, Lawrence Photographic Project, Lawrence Collection, Colin Scudds, Federation for Ulster Local Studies, F.U.L.S., Federation of Local History Societies, Wednesday, 22nd, August, 1990, 1990s, Nineties, Sunny, Colour, Irish Nationwide, Buses, 22A, College Green, 90 CW 19, Carriage, Brasses, Dung, Clock, National Library of Ireland
Comments
heady school
On first glance I thought it was Denis O'Brien and Seanie Fitz in the back of the carriage.
Posted: 11.07.2012
Sarah K Mc
Haha me too, eyelightfilms!
Posted: 11.07.2012
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
You're not alone - thought it was Denis O'Brien! First thing I did was zoom in to check...
Posted: 11.07.2012
heady school
I'm not really a bus expert, but there are at least 4 types of Dublin Bus double decker in this shot, all painted that two tone green that was introduced with the Bombardiers.
Sorry if I get their official names wrong, but here goes....
One of the late 70's Vanhool buses in foreground. These all used to be that insipid orange colour.
Just passing the Bank of Ireland is an older, late 60's Leyland bus, which is blocking a noisy Bombardier.
To the right of that is a then brand new Leyland Olympian "RH", (just looked that one up). Is it a 15A?
And beyond that is another Vanhool.
Posted: 11.07.2012
derangedlemur
I thought it was O'Brien too until it occured to me how unlikely it would be that he would be sitting on a cart with Seanie and the pair of them wearing red ties. Even in the '90s that pair were never communists.
Posted: 12.07.2012
derangedlemur
Incidentally, the lad just disappearing through the door could well be me.
Posted: 12.07.2012
derangedlemur
Yep. Lanky, slouched, red-ish hair, reebok shoes, grey denim jacket, black shirt, blue jeans. Of course, a lot of the youth of Dublin looked like that, so it could be somebody else. (shoes could also be nike, in which case it's not me).
Posted: 12.07.2012
Conor O'Reilly
Interesting looking street lamps. Do the still look the same? They really look out of place next to Trinity.
Posted: 13.07.2012
Conor O'Reilly
@nlireland Wow, thanks! That's what I thought they looked like. These ones look like some dodgy leftovers from when they designed Belfield!
Posted: 14.07.2012
