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Image Not Available for Village life goes on unchanged; Michael Hanley, timber worker, and his old horse go on carrying timber as though such things as trans-atlantic flights did not exist.
Village life goes on unchanged; Michael Hanley, timber worker, and his old horse go on carrying timber as though such things as trans-atlantic flights did not exist.
Image Not Available for Village life goes on unchanged; Michael Hanley, timber worker, and his old horse go on carrying timber as though such things as trans-atlantic flights did not exist.

Village life goes on unchanged; Michael Hanley, timber worker, and his old horse go on carrying timber as though such things as trans-atlantic flights did not exist.

Creator Dorien Leigh
Datec. 1937
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 20.1 x 17.8 cm (7 15/16 x 7 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
  • Photographs
Object number2002/5771
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Village life goes on unchanged; Michael Hanley, timber worker, and his old horse go on carrying timber as though such things as transatlantic flights did not exist.
Village life goes on unchanged; Michael Hanley, timber worker, and his old horse go on carrying timber as though such things as transatlantic flights did not exist.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
Image Not Available for Industry in Foynes is not affected by the transatlantic flights; the village is a distributing centre for timber from Danzig. Here some timber workers enjoy a good glass of beer in the pub.
Industry in Foynes is not affected by the transatlantic flights; the village is a distributing centre for timber from Danzig. Here some timber workers enjoy a good glass of beer in the pub.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
Image Not Available for Cows have the freedom of the road in sleepy Foynes and life there is not affected at all by the fact that it is the starting point for the transatlantic flights; very few of the inhabitants even know the way to the airport.
Cows have the freedom of the road in sleepy Foynes and life there is not affected at all by the fact that it is the starting point for the transatlantic flights; very few of the inhabitants even know the way to the airport.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
Image Not Available for The first jet transport plane produced in the United States nears completion at Boeing Aircraft plant in Renton, Washington State. The big four-jet 190,000-pound aircraft will be the test model for demonstration to commercial and military buyers. It represents an investment of $15,000,000 by the Boeing Corporation. The "transport of the future" is 128 feet long with a wing-spread of 130 feet. A cruising speed of 550 miles-per-hour will permit regular transcontinental (New York to West Coast) flights in less than five hours and trans-Atlantic (New York to London) flights in less than seven hours. Passenger load in high speed comfort will vary from 80 to 150 depending on distances and other operational requirements.
The first jet transport plane produced in the United States nears completion at Boeing Aircraft plant in Renton, Washington State. The big four-jet 190,000-pound aircraft will be the test model for demonstration to commercial and military buyers. It represents an investment of $15,000,000 by the Boeing Corporation. The "transport of the future" is 128 feet long with a wing-spread of 130 feet. A cruising speed of 550 miles-per-hour will permit regular transcontinental (New York to West Coast) flights in less than five hours and trans-Atlantic (New York to London) flights in less than seven hours. Passenger load in high speed comfort will vary from 80 to 150 depending on distances and other operational requirements.
Informations & Documents
c. 1954
Photograph
Image Not Available for The general waiting room of Foynes Station in Foynes, Ireland is now the office of Imperial Airways for transatlantic flights
The general waiting room of Foynes Station in Foynes, Ireland is now the office of Imperial Airways for transatlantic flights
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
Image Not Available for Pub life goes on as usual, for the village is not affected at all by the proximity of the airport. Here a local gentleman enjoys a glass of beer at the pub which is in the hotel which also houses the I.F.S. airport authorities office.
Pub life goes on as usual, for the village is not affected at all by the proximity of the airport. Here a local gentleman enjoys a glass of beer at the pub which is in the hotel which also houses the I.F.S. airport authorities office.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
Image Not Available for A real Irish colleen, Maura Bourke, aged 16. Flying boats don't affect her life nor interest her much. She still goes on drawing water daily from the pump as her ancestors have for many generations.
A real Irish colleen, Maura Bourke, aged 16. Flying boats don't affect her life nor interest her much. She still goes on drawing water daily from the pump as her ancestors have for many generations.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
Image Not Available for Rock climbing is hardly a thing to be done unless one does it for pleasure and for some, there are few greater pleasures than scaling a perpendicular rock in this manner.
Rock climbing is hardly a thing to be done unless one does it for pleasure and for some, there are few greater pleasures than scaling a perpendicular rock in this manner.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Lapland. Church parade in a village.
Lapland. Church parade in a village.
Dorien Leigh
unknown
Photograph
Image Not Available for At Uzuakoli, Nigeria, there is a large leper camp containing over 1,000 sufferers. This picture shows a street of houses in the colony. In each house lives a person with leprosy. The street looks cleaner and smarter than the average native village.
At Uzuakoli, Nigeria, there is a large leper camp containing over 1,000 sufferers. This picture shows a street of houses in the colony. In each house lives a person with leprosy. The street looks cleaner and smarter than the average native village.
Dorien Leigh
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for The offices of one of the most important develop-/ments of 20th centry transport are housed in the left wing of this village hotel, while the right wing remains a hotel.
The offices of one of the most important develop-/ments of 20th centry transport are housed in the left wing of this village hotel, while the right wing remains a hotel.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
Image Not Available for Traffic in Foynes is practically non-existant; an occasional horse-cart, for the rest - cows.
Traffic in Foynes is practically non-existant; an occasional horse-cart, for the rest - cows.
Dorien Leigh
c. 1937
Photograph
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