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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Mrs Patrick Campbell or Mrs Pat, was an English stage actress, best known for appearing in plays by Shakespeare, Shaw and Barrie. Including Pygmalion where she originated the role of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle in 1914. #LafayettePhotography #stage #actress #archive

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/05/2026

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Remembering the Easter Rising 110 Years On. They were teachers, workers, poets, mothers, soldiers. These Lafayette portraits remind us that history is made by people. Men and women who took part in the Easter Rising, many of whom paid the ultimate price for their ideals. #EasterRising #1916

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The release of the 1926 Census offers a remarkable window into everyday life in the early Irish Free State. We’re proud that a Lafayette Photography image features prominently across the census website and accompanying material. nationalarchives.ie #ireland #census #history

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

On this day in 1938, Douglas Hyde was chosen as the first President of Ireland. He set a historic precedent by reciting the Presidential Declaration of Office in Roscommon Irish, the few surviving recordings of a dialect of which Hyde was one of the last speakers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTmd...

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Between January 1924 and December 1925, 1,458,802 animals were exported through the Port of Dublin, cementing the Dublin Metropolitan Cattle Market as the largest cattle market in Ireland and the United Kingdom. #LafayettePhotography #DublinHistory #heritage #Ireland #blackandwhite #blackandwhite

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Tomorrow marks the birth of former Irish President / Taoiseach and 1916 Leader. Here are some of the images within the Lafayette Photography studio archive. #devalera #eamondevalera #irishpresident #irishhistory #irishheritage

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

A little behind the scenes footage from a recent portrait shoot, with our lovely assistant Silvina stepping in for model duties. #behindthescenes #portraitphotography #dublin #LafayettePhotography

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Dock workers rolling barrels at Customs House Docks circa 1960s. Possibly Harp Larger.

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Rupert Guinness, chairman of the family brewing empire, drove Guinness’ global expansion opening breweries in London, Nigeria & Malaya and launched the first Guinness World Records. Pictured in 1903 with his emerald green 16 h.p. De Dietrich motor car. #LafayettePhotography #mono #vintage

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Marconi established a wireless transmitting station at Rosslare Strand, Co. Wexford and begun a regular transatlantic radiotelegraph service between Clifden, Co. Galway and Glace Bay in Nova Scotia, Canada. This photo was taken in 1893 by James Lafayette, #lafayettephotography #radio #marconi

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

This portrait of Ivan Pavlov was taken at our Bond Street studio during a visit to Britain in the early 1900's. Pavlov’s work with dogs laid the foundation for behavioural psychology. Another image showing the setup that gave rise to the term “Pavlovian conditioning.” #Pavlov #LafayettePhotography

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The old no.10 to Donnybrook and the long gone Nelson Pillar. Dublin 1957. #mono #dublin #historical #photography

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

We had the pleasure of visiting Baron of Dunsany, Film Director, Environmentalist and photographer, Randal Plunkett to photograph him in his ancestral home. Randal will be added to our archive along with other figures for the Lafayette Heritage Photography Project. #portraitphotography #ireland

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

To mark International Portrait Day, we’re proud to share this portrait of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, founder of Focus Ireland. The image is now part of the Lafayette Photography Heritage Project, honouring those who have made a lasting impact on Irish life. #InternationalPortraitDay

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Thanks @hotpress.com for the mention in your article accompanying the release of ØXN's new music video ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’ Our Victorian studio camera makes is stunning debut on the screen. #ØXN #irishmusic www.hotpress.com/music/oxn-un...

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ØXN unveil music video to ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’ | Hotpress

Directed by rising filmmaker Cathal Eustace, this haunting film was released as part of First Cut Film Festival’s YMVC programme.

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Bloomsday may have originated in Dublin but it is celebrated all over the world! Browse our Global Bloomsday section to see its international presence. www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/global-bloom... #bloomsday #jamesjoyce #ulysses

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Nathan Francis @nathanfrancis79.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

"Love loves to love love." 📖 #OTD in the #History of #Literature 10 June 1904, #JamesJoyce first set his eyes on his great love and muse #NoraBarnacle on Nassau Street, Dublin. Joyce introduced himself to his future wife and later arranged an outing on 16 June 1904.

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

A young James Joyce alongside his Mother Mary Jane Murray and father John with his maternal grandfather, John Murray. Taken just before his departure for Clongowes Wood College, Co Kildare. circa 1888. Lafayette Photography studio, Dublin. #Bloomsday #Joyce #JamesJoyce #monocrome #irishhistory

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

This Bloomsday, we've published a short blog exploring Joyce’s relationship with photography—and how our photographs form part of the visual record of Joyce’s early life in Dublin. legacy.lafayette.ie/blog/detail/... #Bloomsday #JamesJoyce #LafayettePhotography #Ulysses

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Bloomsday Reflections: James Joyce and Lafayette Photography | Lafayette Photography

James Joyce and his relationship with Lafayette Photography

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🌍🚴‍♂️ Happy #WorldBicycleDay. Grab your #bike, hit the road, and embrace the journey! These gentlemen are members of the Waterford Bicycle Club, photographed by Poole Photographic Studios in Waterford, around 1897; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0....

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

In the 1800s, a smile in a photo could damage your reputation. Today, not smiling gets you labelled "awkward." Here’s a short history of how the grin became photogenic. 📸😁 #PhotographyHistory #SmilingThroughTheAges #LafayettePhotography #Smile

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A Brief History of the Smile in Photography | Lafayette Photography

A Brief History of the Smile in Photography

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PJ 🇮🇪☘️ @knotweed-ireland.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Sunset Ireland (May 20th) (Cam 1 still shot) 2 - View from my window. #Sunset #Ireland #Landscape #Sky #Photography

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Guillermo Esteves @allencompassingtrip.com · 20/05/2025

Moose, Antelope Flats, Grand Teton National Park. January, 2019. 📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR 🎞 400 mm – 1/2200″ – f/8 – ISO 1600 🏷️ #NationalParks #Moose #Wildlife #Photography

A bull moose with short antlers and a snow-covered snout, looking backwards at Antelope Flats.

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Paul Killeen @pkilleenphoto.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

'Downhill At Dusk'

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

On this day in 1916, James Connolly was executed for his role in the Easter Rising. This enduring portrait, taken in our Dublin studio in 1910, captures a man who fought not only for Irish freedom, but for workers’ rights and unity across divides. #JamesConnolly #OnThisDay #IrishHistory

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Rachael Talibart @rachaeltalibart.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I thought I’d do an introduction post as it seems the way on here. I’m a professional photographer specializing in the ocean and the coast it carves. I’m lucky to be represented by some good galleries. I also teach workshops. I’ve been full-time for 9 years now - went fast!

A photo of a blue wave with a slow shutter speed to achieve a painterly look.

A huge storm wave in black and white. Spindrift and a beam of light.

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Boston Archives and Records @archives.boston.gov · 02/05/2025

Check out this view of Commonwealth Avenue taken from 660 Beacon Street #onthisday in 1912!

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

We were honoured to welcome a very special visitor to our studio to celebrate his 90th birthday — an occasion that also marked the anniversary of his very first portrait with Lafayette Photography. #LafayettePhotography #Studio #FamilyPortrait #StudioPhotography #Since1880

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Happy May Day, here's a bitta Connolly ✊ Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Image of cartoon showing Connolly with excerpts from Labour, Nationality, and Religion

#MayDay #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #Ireland #ArtSky #Art #BlueSkyArt

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Rachael Talibart @rachaeltalibart.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Light on the English Channel.

A landscape-oriented photo of the offing, the far-distant horizon at sea. A zig-zag of apricot light on the ocean and soft clouds in the sky. Dark and calm.

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julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Christian Dior’s ‘May’ for spring/summer 1953, captured by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Some colour images & description of ‘May’ here via The Met: www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

Black & white photograph showing model Alla having Dior’s ‘May’ dress fitted before the fashion show, 1953. Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos

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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Louise by M.I. Boris, 1925.

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PJ 🇮🇪☘️ @knotweed-ireland.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The moon tonight (30/04/2025). #Moon #Ireland #Photography

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

These portraits of Cecil Beaton were taken in our Bond Street studio by James Lafayette, the official royal photographer of his time. Lafayette’s opulent style left a lasting mark on the young Beaton, who would later inherit both his title & his theatrical flair. #CecilBeaton #LafayettePhotography

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

A portrait of the legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova, taken by James Lafayette in her garden at her London home, in August 1927 with her cherished swan, Jack. A global ballet pioneer, Anna performed The Dying Swan over 4,000 times. #ballerina #swan #lafayettephotography #blackandwhite

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Nelson’s Pillar had already lost its nose in the 1916 Rising—but the Republican Army finished the job in the ‘60s. This photo captures a calm months before the blast. A symbol toppled, a city transformed. #DublinHistory #NelsonsPillar #OConnellStreet #IrishArchives #1960sIreland

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Gerard Shannon @gerardshannon.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Can't wait to be doing public history talks from May. Here, a preview of my upcoming Rory O'Connor biography at the 9th Irish Military Seminar at the Riverbanks Arts Centre in Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Speaking on the Saturday, 17 May at 11.35am. Full Programme: kildarelibraries.ie/ehistory/wp-...

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Lafayette Photography @lafayettephoto1880.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Pygmalion and the early Pretty Woman. Mrs Patrick Campbell, muse to George Bernard Shaw was the original inspiration for Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion. From her to Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and later Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, it’s a character that’s been reimagined across generations.

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University College Cork @ucc.ie · 16/04/2025

Four acclaimed Irish artists announced for Accenture’s Women on Walls at University College Cork Vera Klute, Vanessa Jones, Gerry Davis and Julianne Guinee will create new paintings honouring 11 trailblazing women. www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

Alt text: Pictured at University College Cork are (left to right): Gerry Davis, Vanessa Jones, Vera Klute and Julianne Guinee. The artists have been selected for Accenture’s Women on Walls at University College Cork (UCC), which will recognise the achievements of outstanding women in a series of commissioned portraits.

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