Welcome to the first in a series of photos from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s taken by well known Dorset Evening Echo photographer Harry Green.
Harry was a popular face in Weymouth, who would often be first on the scene to breaking news.
He had a way of capturing the steady pace of life in Dorset as it once was.
READ MORE: Part six of the Andy Hutchings Collection of old postcards
As you can see here, he had a real talent for people photos but was equally at home with taking pictures of the lush Dorset landscape surrounding us.
Scroll down to see the first part of this magnificent collection of photos.
Art class at Weymouth harbour, late 60s or early 70s
Bent MGA, Weymouth
Easton, Portland, in the 1960s
Greenhill Gardens
HMS Reclaim in Weymouth harbour
James & Caddy boatbuilders at Weymouth quay
St Thomas Street, Weymouth
Vandalised statue of Henry Edwards, Alexandra Gardens, Weymouth, September 1979
Weymouth and the harbour from the air
Weymouth harbour
William Stanley had a very lucky escape in March 1971 when parts of a Canberra Jet flying overhead, fell on to his market garden off Prospect Place, Upwey, narrowly missing him as he rotovated his land.
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