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11. Demolition of part of a building in Middle Abbey Street

Date:
1916
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:
FitzGerald, Desmond, 1888-1947
Abstract:
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. [ … ]
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12. Man viewing the interior of a badly damaged building

Date:
1916
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:
FitzGerald, Desmond, 1888-1947
Abstract:
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... [ … ]
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13. Soldiers in defensive position in the doorway and at a window of a building in ruins

Date:
1916
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:
FitzGerald, Desmond, 1888-1947
Abstract:
The two photographs have some differences in detail.
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14. A group of people standing at the junction of Westmoreland Street and Carlisle Bridge which is showing extensive damage

Date:
1916
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:
FitzGerald, Desmond, 1888-1947
Abstract:
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.
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15. The General Post Office showing extensive damage: view from Henry Street

Date:
1916
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:
FitzGerald, Desmond, 1888-1947
Abstract:
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.
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16. Photograph of a wall-mounted commemorative display of sketches and prints of the leaders of the 1916 Rising.

Type/Formats:
Photograph — StillImage
Media type:
image/tiff
Contributor:
Irish Press (Dublin, Ireland)