Old Belfast: Historic images from the Northern Ireland archives including the launch of the ‘Titanic’
By Picture Desk
Published 26th Feb 2019, 09:43 GMT
Updated 26th Feb 2019, 11:05 GMT
Looking back at Belfast life.
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circa 1900: The victorian gothic facade of Queens College at Belfast. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
Irish unionist politician Sir Edward Carson (1854 - 1935, right) with Ruby, Lady Carson during the Orangemen's Day celebrations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 12th July 1920. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The liner Titanic in dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, February 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) is presented with a green hat and clay pipe by students during rag week at Queen's' University, Belfast, 3rd March 1926. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
October 1910: Tugboats pull the White Star liner 'Olympic' out of the docks following her launch at Belfast. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
1914: Ulster volunteers, the Ulster Unionist paramilitary force, in training. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
1st January 1966: The North Sea oil rig Sea Quest under construction in Belfast. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)
The launch of the 883-foot-long White Star liner Olympic from the Harland and Wolff yard, Belfast. Known as 'Old Reliable', she was the sister ship of the Titanic and Britannic. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
The launch of the 883-foot-long White Star liner Olympic from the Harland and Wolff yard, Belfast. Known as 'Old Reliable', she was the sister ship of the Titanic and Britannic. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
