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.
7
Photograph
Ship No. 335 Celtic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 335 Celtic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 317 Oceanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 335 Celtic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 335 Celtic
Photograph; glass plate negative
PARIS renamed PHILADELPHIA
Photograph; glass plate negative
Photograph; glass plate negative
Photograph; glass plate negative
Photograph; glass plate negative
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Ship No. 410 Edinburgh Castle
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 415 Arlanza
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 405 Berbice
Photograph; glass plate negative
Arrol gantry construction for building Olympic (400) and Titanic (401)
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 409 Pakeha
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 400 Olympic.
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 325 Persic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Pneumatic pump room interior.
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 400 Olympic. Ship No. 401 Titanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Arrol gantry construction for building Olympic (400) and Titanic (401)
Photograph; glass plate negative
Arrol gantry construction for building Olympic (400) and Titanic (401)
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 367 Aragon
Photograph; glass plate negative
Office display of five half models of unidentified White Star cargo liners
Photograph; glass plate negative
Engine works brass finishing shop
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 390 Rotterdam
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 401 Titanic
Photograph; glass plate negative
Ship No. 400 Olympic.
Photograph; glass plate negative
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph