The nostalgic pictures were all taken in 1989, the year in which Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade topped the box office and Ride on Time, by Black Box, dominated the charts.
They capture life in all its variety around Northern Ireland, from farming to finance.
Pupils are pictured celebrating their school’s 50th anniversary, Miss Northern Ireland is seen helping to launch the Hair Aid fundraising extravaganza, and the owner of the nation’s best chippy is shown receiving his award.
Elsewhere, a world kickboxing champion prepares for his next bout, Northern Ireland manager Billy Bingham does his bit for the next generation of football stars, and a lucky four-year-old gets to live out his firefighting dream.
Do these photos bring back any happy memories for you of the 1980s? What do you miss most about life back then?
For more 80s nostalgia, why not check out our photo gallery looking back at the start of the decade?
1. Celebrations
Matthew Watson, five, and Gemma McBride, six, from Cregagh Primary School help celebrate its 50th anniversary in October 1989 | Trevor Dickson/News Letter archives Photo: Trevor Dickson/News Letter archives
2. Anyone for tea?
Jean McKillen, left, and Georgina Graham keep the pot warm for visitors to Unlimited Refills, a Christian coffee shop which opened in October 1989 on Great Victoria Street, Belfast to combat 'the boozy pubs and clubs of the city's 'Golden Mile'. Stephen Gilmore, a member of the organising committee behind Unlimited Refills, told the News Letter at the time: "We are offering people a better environment than the pub, one free of the influence of alcohol and one promoting a friendly atmosphere." | News Letter archives Photo: News Letter archives
3. Mane attraction
Victoria Gardiner, 10, from Lurgan, with her pony, Mr Appleby, at the seventh annual Dromore Horse Fair in October 1989. Thousands of horse enthusiasts travelled to the fair. | Trevor Dickson/News Letter archives Photo: Trevor Dickson/News Letter archives
4. Close shave
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Peter Brooke, gets a shave from Tracy Wilson during a visit to the 'beauty-without-cruelty' firm Nectar Cosmetics in Carrickfergus in October 1989 | Trevor Dickson/News Letter archives Photo: Trevor Dickson/News Letter archives