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Front cover of Balfour Album
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Collection Balfour Album
Title Front cover of Balfour Album
Description The Balfour Album of photographs was originally created in 1893-1895 by the Belfast photographer, Robert John Welch. It was a gift to the former Chief Secretary for Ireland, Arthur J. Balfour in recognition of his support for the building of the Galway-Clifden Railway. The album was presented to Arthur Balfour in the summer of 1896, a year after the railway had opened. It remained in the property of the Balfour family until 1987 when the then Earl of Balfour offered to sell it to the National Library of Ireland. Staff at the National Library felt that it more properly belonged in Galway and it was accordingly offered to the Librarian of the James Hardiman Library who purchased it for the library's collection.
Date 01/01/1894
Date Issued 24/08/2015
Resource Type Collection
Archival Record Id P28/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 285x365mm
Topic Photograph albums,Book covers
Geographic Belfast (Northern Ireland),Northern Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen Nineties
Genre Photograph albums
Creator / Author Name Robert John Welch,Marcus Ward & Co.