The two photographs are taken from different angles. They show dust rising from the ruins and one photograph incorporates a group of people watching the process with curiosity. A building contractor's sign has been hung on the adjacent building.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. The man is viewing the gutted interior of very badly damaged buildings, possibly in the vicinity of the GPO, the parapet of which may just be visible. The foreground is a mass of twisted girders, and a long ladder is resting on part of the building.

The two photographs have some differences in detail.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. The bridge damage is being viewed, in the rain, by onlookers. Some men are on a ladder repairing tram cables and soldiers are standing on duty.

The photograph has been taken from Henry Street. Many of the buildings on Moore Street and Henry Street have been totally demolished. Nelson's Pillar is silhouetted against the skyline.

Panorama of University College Dublin, Earlsfort Terrace, possibly with members of the Dail entering the building; a crowd has lined the street outside and policemen are on duty.

The captions reads: “The Guards - Beggars Bush - Irish Republican Army - February - 4th 1922 - The men who fought for the freedom of Ireland (the first unit of IRA in uniform)”.

The captions reads: "D Co. 1st Batt: Dublin Guards. IRA. Portobello Barracks. May 1922".

Trams are passing in front of the building on Inns Quay and people are strolling by in the foreground.

The photograph is probably by W.D. Hogan. One soldier is in the process of firing, the others stand at some distance mainly with their ears covered. (Similar photograph published in Michael Hopkinson's Green against Green (1988) with the following caption: ‘The opening shots of the Civil War, fired from Free State 18 pound field artillery supplied by the British Government. The gun was stationed at the junction of Bridge Street and Usher's Quay, just across the Liffey from the Four Courts'.

Mounted photograph by Lafayette of the officers and men of the Irish Army Equitation School.

View of the Four Courts façade across the Liffey from Merchants' Quay by W.D. Hogan. Building shows damage, mainly broken windows in the cupola. The republican flag is flying from the roof; a truck is blocking the entrance to the east courtyard.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan possibly taken from Wellington Quay of the inhabitants of Dublin viewing the Four Courts possibly after the surrender of the republicans. People line the pavement along the quay looking at the damaged building in the distance; others hurry to get a view; bicycles are parked at the kerb; a woman and her dog stroll towards O'Connell Bridge.

Panoramic view by W.D. Hogan of the Four Courts across the roof tops of Usher's Quay and Usher's Island. Smoke is billowing from the Public Record Office (not visible), partially obscuring the Four Courts; damage to the west wing is discernible; Nelson's pillar is silhouetted against the skyline to the east.(Date stamped 18 July).

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of a gentleman standing in the ruins of part of the Four Courts surrounded by debris and broken pillars. He is holding what is possibly the remnant of a document from the explosion in the treasury of the PRO.

View of the west wing of the Four Courts from Merchants' Quay by W.D. Hogan. End of the building at Morgan Place shows extensive damage from shelling; three floors and the wall have partially collapsed; a truck is blocking the entrance to the rear of the building at Morgan Place.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the ruined interior of the Four Courts. Debris and broken pillars lie around. The imposing statue of a judge has been badly damaged.

View of the façade of the Four Courts from Merchants' Quay (probably by W.D. Hogan); façade shows extensive damage and the entire building is enveloped in thick smoke possibly in the aftermath of the explosion at the PRO.

View of the façade of the Four Courts from Merchants' Quay by W.D. Hogan. Façade shows extensive damage to the west wing from shelling in which three floors and the wall have partially collapsed; the roof has holes and there is masonry missing from the entrance to the west courtyard; the foreground on Merchants' Quay is strewn with debris and broken tram lines; cupola of the Four Courts is shrouded in smoke.

Head and shoulders portrait by C and L Walsh of an Irish Free State Army soldier propped up on pillows in a hospital bed; caption identifies him as Jack Meagan, 1st battalion, Dublin brigade, wounded in the foot in Dorset Street, Dublin.

Panoramic view by W.D. Hogan of the Public Record Office and the Four Courts across the roof tops of Usher's Quay and Usher's Island. Smoke is still billowing from the treasury of the PRO; damage to the west wing of the Four Courts is clearly discernible; Nelson's pillar is silhouetted against the sky to the east.

View of the Four Courts façade by W.D. Hogan from Merchants' Quay. Building shows damage, mainly broken windows; windows in cupola blocked with sandbags; the republican flag is flying; a truck is blocking the entrance to the east courtyard; debris and sandbags outside the entrance to the west courtyard. (Date stamped 18 July).

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the Four Courts Hotel on Inns Quay with Irish Free State Army troops at its entrance and leaning out of the first floor windows. The spire of St Michan's church is visible behind the hotel.

Head and shoulders portrait by C and L Walsh of an Irish Free State Army soldier propped up on pillows with an open book on his lap; caption identifies him as Thomas McMahon, armoured car and machine gun section, who sustained a hip wound on Dame Street, Dublin.