Iannarelli’s ice-cream being sold down the quay on regatta day 1929.

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Derry in the rare oul times: Amazing colourised photographs from the early 1900s

By Kevin Mullan

Published 16th Jul 2021, 17:18 BST

Strathfoyle native Alex Duffy has been restoring old photos for the past decade and earlier this year launched the ‘Reminiscence - Photo Restoration Co.’ Facebook page. Here are a selection of amazing colourised photographs of Derry in the early 1900s.

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W J Littles Factory - 1925 (Distillery Brae) - a photo of the famous factory girls in Derry.

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September 1912: Mr Bond with his Irish Setter 'Derry Sunsrar' arrives at the Belfast Championship Dog Show. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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A bell arrives for St. Columb’s Cathedral around 1928-29.

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A pony and trap in the city centre.

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Derry in the rare oul times: Amazing colourised photographs from the early 1900s

Strathfoyle native Alex Duffy has been restoring old photos for the past decade and earlier this year launched the ‘Reminiscence - Photo Restoration Co.’ Facebook page. Here are a selection of amazing colourised photographs of Derry in the early 1900s.

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