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.
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
Everyday Life in Belfast in 1955
(Photos by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, via Mashable/Retronaut)