Digital Film Archive

DescriptionDate
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Belfast - Kingstown train. Arrival at Kingstown

Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Belfast - Kingstown train. Belfast Harbour and Station

Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Belfast - Kingstown train. Dunmurry

Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Belfast - Kingstown train. Lisburn

Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Belfast - Kingstown train. Sandymount

Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Belfast - Kingstown train. Unknown Park

Part of a series of one-take scenes shot from a moving train travelling from Belfast to Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Castle Place, Belfast

This Castle Place street scene is one of a series of actuality films shot by the French filmmakers, Auguste and Louis Lumiere, in 1897, two years after the invention of cinematography. This is the first known material filmed in Northern Ireland.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Fire Brigade

This is one of a series of actuality films shot by the French filmmakers, Auguste and Louis Lumiere, in 1897, two years after the invention of cinematography. This is the first known material filmed in Northern Ireland.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Pompiers Alert

This is one of a series of actuality films shot by the French filmmakers, Auguste and Louis Lumiere, in 1897, two years after the invention of cinematography. This is the first known material filmed in Northern Ireland.
1897
thumbnailLumiere Freres. Queen's Bridge, Belfast

This is one of a series of actuality films shot by the French filmmakers, Auguste and Louis Lumiere, in 1897, two years after the invention of cinematography. This is the first known material filmed in Northern Ireland.
1897
thumbnailBangor Yacht Race

This film was shot in 1898 by Dr Robert Mitchell.
1898
thumbnailBelfast Street Scenes

Views of High Street, the Albert clock, Queen's Bridge and the Harbour circa 1898.
1898
thumbnailLaunch of the Celtic

The launch of the Celtic liner at Belfast Harbour in 1901.
1901
thumbnailGathering at Doon Holy Well

This photo of Catholics at Doon Holy Well in the early 20th Century is from the Photographic Collections of the Ulster Museum, Belfast. (Photograph reproduced with the kind permission of the trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland)
2005
thumbnailOpening of Northern Ireland Parliament

Photo taken during the opening of the Northern Ireland Parliament. Courtesy of the Ulster Museum, Belfast. (Photograph reproduced with the kind permission of the trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland)
2005
thumbnailRoyal Visit 1903

This photo shows the King and Queen in Belfast following the Coronation Tour of 1903. Photo courtesy of the Photographic Collection of the Ulster Museum. (Photograph reproduced with the kind permission of the trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland)
2005

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