Well worth a look When the Scottish photographer Douglas Campbell died in 2007 at the age of 94, his son Duncan inherited his photographic collection. This contained 35,000 colour slides, assembled over half a century, documenting his travels and observations. By June 2012, Duncan had brilliantly digitized his fathers transparencies and made them available to the world via Flickr. This included two visits to Ireland by Douglas, his wife Kathleen and their children in 1958 and 1959 which you will find at flickr/photos/thedouglascampbellshow/collections/72157608241465536/ … This wonderful photostream shows fair days, traveller encampments, thatched cottages and the amazing mountain and coastal views of Donegal and other northern counties. Amongst the places covered in these wonderful photos (and there are many more locations than these): County Donegal: Bruckless, Killybegs, Inver, Donegal Town, Narin, Burtonport,Kincasslagh Portnoo, Ballyshannon, Bundoran, Lifford & Glencolumbkille. County Longford: Granard. County Cavan: Virginia. County Donegal: Bruckless, Killybegs, Inver, Donegal Town, Narin, County Leitrim: Manorhamilton & Killargue. County Down: Newry, Rostrevor & Narrow Water, County Down County Derry: Derry City. County Antrim: Larne, Cushendall, Glens of Antrim, Glernarm, Giant’s Causeway & Ballycastle For more details on Douglas Campbell, his cameras and the process of digitization, see donduncan.org/dcml/ With huge thanks to Duncan Campbell and The Douglas Campbell Show. ******************************************************* If you enjoy historical photos like this, please spread the word and click the Like button on the mainfacebook/wistorical page. The fourth volume of Vanishing Ireland was short-listed for the Best Irish Published Book of the Year 2013. All of Turtles books are available via astore.amazon/wwwturtlebunb-20
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