maltatoday | SUNDAY • 3 MAY 2020
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THIS WEEK
CULTURE
An appeal to identify historical photos
ONE can look at old pictures with
simple nostalgia. Yet to the keen
observer, aged images act as a
portal to bygone moments which
are rich with hidden details.
From this week, Heritage Mal-
ta will be sharing a selection of
images that form part of a collec-
tion of about 350 photo negatives
which were donated last year by
Dr Peter J. Shield PhD, ARP to
form part of the National Col-
lection. These photos were shot
by him in Malta during the late
1950s.
Dr Shield is an award-winning
photographer, retired archaeol-
ogist, broadcaster and author.
Among his various assignments,
he worked for Associated Press,
for the Maltese Government In-
formation Department and for
the Times of Malta under Mabel
Strickland.
Heritage Malta has digitised
these photos in order to reach a
more extensive public. 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.
The public is being encouraged
to assist in the identification of
locations, buildings, events and
individuals showing in the photos
by leaving their comments on any
of the images showing in this link
– https://heritagemalta.org/pjsc/
Anyone wishing to share or do-
nate historical photos and per-
sonal narratives to help preserve
the story of our nation is advised
to contact Heritage Malta on rus-
sell.muscat@gov.mt
