This album is one of my latest purchases. It contains about a hundred snapshots taken between 1925 and 1932 by H.J. Malcomson from Belfast. He started to put the album together when he was about eleven years of age, however, unlike a lot of photographers he has filled each page and captioned all the images. The snaps were taken with a Kodak Vest Pocket camera. I haven’t been able to find out too much about H.J. but he is probably related to the merchant and amateur natural historian Herbert Thomas Malcolmson who donated several collections to the Ulster Museum.
The album provides a good overview of a wealthy Protestant family’s life in the inter-war period. The subjects include the usual family events such as picnics and day trips and their home and its grounds at Glenorchy, Knock, Belfast. Many pages are of antiquarian interest and I especially love the first page above with its strange combination of a cromlech and a snapshot of hens in the hallway of the house.
Jacolette: 
Wonderful collection of interesting photos. I’m so glad I stumbled upon your website. I’m off to see your other posts.
Maureen
I have now searched your website and found no more pictures from Herdy’s album. You must have pictures of my father and the rest of the family that I have never seen.
I have fond childhood memories of Glenorchy and would love to see Herdy’s photos. It was a special place (sadly now demolished to make way for a by-pass).
My Grandpa H.T. was a very accomplished ornithologist, oologist and entomologist. He had a large collection of stuffed birds which were bequeathed to the Belfast Museum. I hope they are still displayed!!
His garden was another of his passions and I have no meaningful pictures…do you??
NB Malcomson not Malcolmson!!
Hello David, Great to get some family background on the photos. I’ll e-mail you directly re: the album. At the moment I’ve only scanned the two pages posted here but can photograph others to let you see. Bye for now, Orla.
No contact….I would be so pleased if you responded. These pictures mean so much to our family.