The collection entitled 'Yesterday...so far away' was loaned to the library by the Servite Priory, Benburb, Co. Tyrone.
The ‘Journal’ decided to have a look at how some of the historic Derry locations look now.
Some of the featured sites have been utterly transformed and are now unrecognisable but others have hardly changed at all. Plus ça change...
5. The Great Northern Railway Station and old wooden wharf, as seen from Carlisle Bridge. The wharf was removed in 1924.
The Great Northern Railway Station and old wooden wharf, as seen from Carlisle Bridge. The wharf was removed in 1924. Photo: Heritage Library exhibition
6. The quayside in Derry close to where the Carlisle Bridge once stood.
The quayside in Derry close to where the Carlisle Bridge once stood. Photo: Kevin Mullan
7. Bishop Street, early 1970s, showing some famous old shops from the past, among them McColgan's Hardware Store and Gilmour's Furniture Store.
Bishop Street, early 1970s, showing some famous old shops from the past, among them McColgan's Hardware Store and Gilmour's Furniture Store. Photo: Heritage Library exhibition
