| ID | 21340 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Lawrence Photographic Collection |
| Collection Description | The Lawrence Collection consists of 40,000 glass plate negatives from 1870-1914. The images were produced
commercially and capture scenes of that period throughout Ireland. The bulk of the outdoor images were taken by
Robert French, the Lawrences' chief photographer. The majority of images from all counties has been catalogued onto the Library's Online Catalogue and these are accompanied by scanned images of the photographs. Images which have been catalogued can be searched for using subject keywords such as 'evictions', 'fairs' and 'markets'. Most images (exluding the "New Series" part of the collection) may still be viewed on microfilm. The entire Lawrence Royal and Cabinet collections (19,331 plates) has been digitised and may be viewed through the Online Catalogue. The Eblana Collection of 3,000 glass plates is a precursor to the Lawrence Collection and many of the images were later used by the Lawrence studios. The original card catalogue has been copied and is now available in the Reading Room [NLI]. |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.nli.ie/en/udlist/photographs-collections.aspx?pa... |
| Reference | NPA LCAB; LIMP; LROY; LNS |
| Description | Resource is partially digitised. The Lawrence Photographic Collection is made up of several sections. There are 738 boxes of ca. 9122 cabinet glass plates which measure 19 x 13 cm. They are numbered 1-9563 and are catalogued and digitised under the name Lawrence and call number LCAB on the online catalogue. Imperial glass plates measure 31 x 25 cm and there are ca. 4237 plates in 358 boxes. They are numbered 1-4,358 and are catalogued under name and call number LIMP. The bulk of the collection cover the years 1865-1914 [NLI]. Digitised images from the Collection can be found here. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1865-1914 |
| Century | 19th, 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Repository Name | National Photographic Archive |
| Address | Meeting House Square Temple Bar Dublin2 |
| Eircode | D02 WF85 |
| Telephone | (01) 603-0200 |
| Email Address | npaoffice@nli.ie |
| Repository Web Address | http://www.nli.ie/en/national-photographic-archive.aspx |
| Comment | The information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archives. It must be remembered that due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually. |
| latitude | 53.34528 |
| longitude | -6.26542 |