Pier Gallery

Groomsport from the Harbour

Groomsport from the Harbour - a panoramic view of the village from the harbour with pier and boats in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Groomsport). Date: circa early 1900s

© National Museums NI / Mary Evans

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New Pavilion Saltair and bathers, Salt Lake City, USA

The New Pavilion Saltair (built in 1926) and bathers on Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The first Saltair, completed in 1893, was jointly owned by a corporation associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called Mormons) and the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railroad Company (which originally served the site). Saltair was a family place, intended to provide a safe and wholesome atmosphere with the open supervision of Church leaders. Interestingly, this postcard uses the same plate (as 10652128), but reduces the visible gap of water to change the composition! Date: circa 1926

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Schneider contest nerve centre by G. H. Davis

The Schneider contest nerve centre: timing at over 300 mph. How the amazing speeds of the seaplanes were recorded: the timekeepers and their work on Ryde Pier. Date: 1929

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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