Pictures and images

The Delany Archive – Photos on Flickr

This collection currently has 993 images. The photos and document images relate to the four collections held by the Delany Archive. These include: • Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin collection (covers most of Carlow and Kildare plus parts…

British Library – Images on Flickr

The British Library has uploaded a million+ vintage photographs and scanned images to Flickr. These are now in the public domain and can be reused. It is a great place to get images for family history projects and presentations. The…

Pic Scanner

This app for iOS 6 or later will scan three photos simultaneously and automatically crop and save them. It scans direct from photo albums without the need to remove the photos and risk damage. No internet is needed so that…

Sydney’s Female Emigration Depot 1848-1886

This online exhibition is arranged as follows:• Land of Milk & Honey• Voyage• First Arrivals• Dress• In the Depot• In the Colony• Women’s Stories• Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine New

Historypin

Historypin lets you share historical pictures and stories by pinning them to a location on a world map. Google Street View can be overlaid with the historical photos for a modern comparison. Museums, individuals, local history societies, historical photo archives,…

The National Archives (UK) – Australasia through a lens

This site offers access to a selection of remarkable photographs and drawings from Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific Islands dating from the mid-19th century.  This collection, from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (CO 1069), is available in full by…

Picture Gallery of Sailing Ships

This site details ships in the passenger trade to Australia and New Zealand from the 1840s to the 1890s and links to images of the ships.