by Nora-Jane Thornton, National Photographic Archive When asked if I would like to relocate from our Manuscript Department to the National Photographic Archive in Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, I was excited by the prospect, and when I heard that the work would involve a thorough stock check of our photographic collections, I was […]
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Barbara Bonini,
British Library,
Cellulose Acetate Film,
Colette O'Flaherty,
Conservation,
Daguerreotypes,
Elizabeth Kirwan,
Flickr Commons,
Glass Negatives,
Glynis Pickett,
Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Collection,
Joanna Finegan,
John Joly,
Joly Colour Process,
Keith Murphy,
Lantern Slides,
Library Management System,
LMS,
Maria O'Shea,
Matthew Cains,
National Photographic Archive,
Negatives,
Nitrate Film,
Nitrocellulose Film,
Nora-Jane Thornton,
NPA,
O'Carroll Collection,
Photographs,
Preservation,
Safety Film,
Stock Check,
Taking Stock,
Tintypes,
Vinegar Syndrome,
Virtua
by Áine Finegan, former Research and Reference Team Student As the City of Science for 2012, Dublin is playing host to all things scientific this year and here at the National Library we’re embracing this with a new science-themed exhibition at 2/3 Kildare Street – Particles of the Past. This exhibition is all about uncovering […]
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Maria Edgeworth,
Particles of the Past,
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Richard Lovell Edgeworth,
Science,
Telegraphy
by Aoife O Connor, co-curator of Particles of the Past exhibition In deciding what to put into our Discover: Particles of the Past exhibition for Dublin City of Science 2012, Robert Boyle was top of the list. We have an excellent collection of his published works and he’s a well known and important figure in […]
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Labour,
Medicine,
Millipedes,
Myrrh,
Particles of the Past,
Receipts,
Recipes,
Robert Boyle,
Science,
Scientist,
Spices,
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Tobacco,
Ulcers,
Wine,
Woodlice
