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Fascinating Color Pictures Show Northern Ireland In The Late-1960s

The 1960s was a decade of change, development, economic growth and conflicts for Northern Ireland. In the late 1960s, several events happened, such as the civil right march in Derry, the Battle of the Bogside and deployment of British troops which laid the foundation of the Troubles. The conflict ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.

The following stunning color photos show what Northern Ireland looked like in the late 1960s.

#1 Victoria Park, Belfast, Norther Ireland, 1969

Victoria Park, Belfast, Norther Ireland, 1969

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#2 General Post Office, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1962

General Post Office, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1962

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#3 British Army soldiers standing guard as firemen deal with a fire on a street during a period of rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 14th August 1969.

British Army soldiers standing guard as firemen deal with a fire on a street during a period of rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 14th August 1969.

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#4 British troops erecting barricades on the corner of Lucknow street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 1969.

British troops erecting barricades on the corner of Lucknow street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 1969.

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#5 City Hall-Belfast, Norther Ireland, 1969.

City Hall-Belfast, Norther Ireland, 1969.

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#6 Gates to Stormont Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Gates to Stormont Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#7 Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#8 Double level bridge over Derry River at Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Double level bridge over Derry River at Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#9 River Derry at Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

River Derry at Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#10 Gate at Derry, Norhtern Ireland, 1969.

Gate at Derry, Norhtern Ireland, 1969.

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#11 Dual gague track on the wharves at Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Dual gague track on the wharves at Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#12 Chamber of Commerce building, Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Chamber of Commerce building, Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#13 Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#14 Monument to the Rev. George Walker, standing above Derry, destroyed by bomb blast August 1973. Northern Ireland, 1969.

Monument to the Rev. George Walker, standing above Derry, destroyed by bomb blast August 1973. Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#15 Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Derry, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#16 Smoke haze over Derry, taken from the base of the Walker Monument, NorthernIreland, 1969.

Smoke haze over Derry, taken from the base of the Walker Monument, NorthernIreland, 1969.

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#17 Knockbarragh Hostel, Newry, Norther Ireland, 1969.

Knockbarragh Hostel, Newry, Norther Ireland, 1969.

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#18 Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#19 Kinnahalla King George VI Memorial Youth Hostel, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Kinnahalla King George VI Memorial Youth Hostel, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#20 Newcastle Beach, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Newcastle Beach, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#21 Newcastle (former) Railway Hotel in distance, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Newcastle (former) Railway Hotel in distance, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#22 Hotelers waiting to stay at Necastle Youth Hostel, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Hotelers waiting to stay at Necastle Youth Hostel, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#23 Beach Scene at Portrush near Colaraine, Northern Ireland

Beach Scene at Portrush near Colaraine, Northern Ireland

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#24 Railway station only opened in the summer, to serve Portrush Beach, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Railway station only opened in the summer, to serve Portrush Beach, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#25 War Memorial in the Diamond, Derry City, Northern Ireland, 1969.

War Memorial in the Diamond, Derry City, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#26 County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1969.

County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#27 Steam Loco at Magheramourne, in Norhern Ireland, 1969.

Steam Loco at Magheramourne, in Norhern Ireland, 1969.

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#28 Larne Town, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Larne Town, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#29 Manchester United footballer George Best playing football in the street with some local boys near his family’s home in Belfast, Northern Ireland, circa 1967.

Manchester United footballer George Best playing football in the street with some local boys near his family's home in Belfast, Northern Ireland, circa 1967.

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#30 Shankhill Road, West Belfast, 1969.

Shankhill Road, West Belfast, 1969.

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#31 Ulster Unionist politician and former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Terence O’Neill talking to journalists, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Ulster Unionist politician and former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Terence O'Neill talking to journalists, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#32 Stormont House, Northern Ireland, 1969.

Stormont House, Northern Ireland, 1969.

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#33 British Army soldier guarding a water works facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 1969.

British Army soldier guarding a water works facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 1969.

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#34 Funeral march of David Linton, a protestant civilian shot dead by nationalist gunmen during fighting and rioting in the city, Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 1969.

Funeral march of David Linton, a protestant civilian shot dead by nationalist gunmen during fighting and rioting in the city, Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 1969.

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