To the casual onlooker, Belfast in 1955 is a tranquil, peaceful city where trolleybuses run in a leisurely way through sparse traffic and lamplighters go about at night. Picture Post photographer Bert Hardy visited the city, wandering the bustling shipyards and lively streets.
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
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(Photos by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, via Mashable/Retronaut)