Beautiful colour shots of the streets of Dublin 50 years ago...

These fascinating photographs of Dublin streets in 1961 were sent to “How to be a Retronaut” by Donal Scannell. They have wonderful colour and very good resolution - click twice on the “expand” button in the top right corner of the gallery view to see the pictures full size.

Its interesting to ask what it was that the photographer saw here, as the pictures are not so much of the city of Dublin as of the people and vehicle who use its roads. Some of the images pay attention to the contrast between horses and cars, but others simply show the whole range of transport in the city.

To us, the period features in the pictures are a fascination, but to the photographer, this was just everyday life - and quite mundane everyday life as well.