An invite down memory lane

As part of its mission to make cultural heritage accessible to the public, Heritage Malta has digitised a collection of around 350 photo negatives which were donated last year by Dr Peter J. Shield PhD, ARP to form part of the National Collection. These photos were shot by him in Malta in the late 1950s.

Dr Shield is an award-winning photographer, retired archaeologist, broadcaster and author. Among his various assignments, he worked for Associated Press, for the Maltese Government Information Department and for the Times of Malta under Mabel Strickland.

The photos cover various themes which show different aspects of Malta and its people, odd historical moments, military operations, village squares and streets, picturesque landscapes and much more. 

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Besides being interesting for their subject matter, these photos may contain material which has not yet been studied and could therefore be of particular value to researchers.

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