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Title
Johnny Kelly
Object Name
Photograph
Date Made
1910
1910
Description
Mounted photograph of Johnny Kelly, one of the first men to die on the Titanic. Mr Kelly died in 1910 after he "accidentally fell from ship 401 while at work at Queens Island June 23rd 1910, shock following injuries." 15,000 men worked in the Harland & Wolff shipyard and 5 men perished during construction.
Materials
Paper
Place Collected

Date Collected
2011
2011
Catalogue Number
BELUM.W2013.62.5
Copyright
National Museums NI
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