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The old photographs here are scanned from original Magic Lantern Slides dating from the period 1890 through 1940 and are therefore of some historical interest.
I have in my possession some 59 odd slides of Youghal and Southern Ireland including pictures of the Torrens Chemist shops in Youghal which my grandfather used to run in the early 20th century, as well as a few pictures of Youghal in the '21 rebellion. This small collection is however the tip of the iceberg - there are over a thousand more glass slides in the collection, which is in the families possession.
My grandfather was an early motorist so there are pictures of a 1912 Wolseley, as well as a Daraq of that vintage. Also there are pictures of early motorcycles and a few pictures of Mr Jacobs (of Jacobs biscuits fame) with whom my grandfather was very friendly.
There are also about 30 slides taken mostly in Bournemouth and area in the same time period.
All of these slides were initially scanned using a Canon Canoscan 8400F: Gallery 1 below are some of the results of this. However I was not satisfied with the quality of the flat-bed scans so built an apparatus to hold the slides so I could duplicate them individually with the Canon EOS 350D camera. This arrangement gives much improved quality and the photos are all in "Box 1" below
This slide collection is however but the tip of an iceberg: there are probably well in excess of 1000 glass plate slides taken in the early 20th century in the family's possession. Feel free to contact me if you are interested.