The Harland & Wolff Collection comprises c.75,000 negatives recording the development of the firm from the mid-1890s to the present day, with some earlier exceptions.
It includes hundreds of images produced by R.J. Welch who was the firm's official photographer from c1894-1920.
The collection records in detail all stages of the shipbuilding process, including documentation of the building of such famous vessels as the Oceanic, the Titanic, HMS Belfast, HMS Eagle and the Canberra, as well as portraying shipyard buildings and plant, and working life and people in its many departments and shops.
Prints of the R.J. Welch Harland & Wolff collection can be purchased, both framed and unframed, from our partners, Art UK.
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Photograph
HOYFM.HW.H741
Ship No. 335 Celtic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H694
Ship No. 335 Celtic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H8
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H12
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H4
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H3
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H2
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H11
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H10
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H9
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H7
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H6
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H5
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H1
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H693
Ship No. 335 Celtic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H699
Ship No. 335 Celtic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H474
PARIS renamed PHILADELPHIA
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.1265
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.1264
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.1000
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.998
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.996
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.995
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.919
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.918
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.7639
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.7639X
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.7638
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.H1385
Ship No. 410 Edinburgh Castle
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H1761A
Ship No. 415 Arlanza
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H1369
Ship No. 405 Berbice
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H2534
Arrol gantry construction for building Olympic (400) and Titanic (401)
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H2303
Ship No. 409 Pakeha
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H1586
Ship No. 400 Olympic.
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H350
Ship No. 325 Persic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H628
Pneumatic pump room interior.
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H2410
Ship No. 400 Olympic. Ship No. 401 Titanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H2597
Arrol gantry construction for building Olympic (400) and Titanic (401)
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H2615
Arrol gantry construction for building Olympic (400) and Titanic (401)
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H914A
Ship No. 367 Aragon
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H244
Office display of five half models of unidentified White Star cargo liners
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H100
Engine works brass finishing shop
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H1287
Ship No. 390 Rotterdam
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H1561
Ship No. 401 Titanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.H1958X
Ship No. 400 Olympic.
Photograph; glass plate negative
HOYFM.HW.6835
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.6834
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.6495
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.5809
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.5808
Photograph
HOYFM.HW.5807
Photograph