This collection of photographic prints forms part of the papers of Desmond FitzGerald (P80). The majority of theses photographs arise out of the Civil War but other smaller series relate to the aftermath of the Easter Rising and to the War of Independence. There are also other series of army portraits and of historical occasions photographs.

Group of men examining the gutted interior of a building. Caption reads ‘Labour Commission. Interior of creamery, Ballymacelligott' (county Kerry). See also P80/PH/15.

Possibly the creamery in Ballymacelligott, county Kerry. The roof has collapsed at one end and the interior has been gutted; a water tank is lying on the grass outside; a sign on the side of the building which is partially fire-damaged reads: ‘The Ballymacelligott Cooperative Agricultural…'.

Façade of a burned out house at Kilmichael, county Cork. The interior has been gutted and the roof has collapsed. A hen is standing outside the house. Sheets of corrugated iron lie around the ground from what was originally the porch. The caption reads ‘House smashed by Aux[illiaries] after Kilmichael ambush (right on spot of ambush)'.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the gutted interior of a building; the interior consists of a mass of twisted metal; through the breached walls a more imposing building, also damaged, is visible (possibly the mezzanine storage treasury of the Public Record Office although the window apertures are church-like).

The steel girders have remained largely intact.

Photograph of the interior of a house showing damage to the walls, furnishings and to a statue.

Photograph of the interior of a house showing extensive damage to its internal walls and with part of its furnishings, including a bed, lying on the ground.

Photograph of the interior of a house showing extensive damage to its walls and bits of furnishings, including an iron bedstead, lying in a jumbled mass.

Photograph of the interior of a substantial building which has been completely gutted by fire; it seems to have consisted of four floors over a basement.

Photograph of a completely burned house at the corner of Saunderson Street.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. Bricks have spilled out onto the street and workmen are in the process of loading them onto carts.

A man is silhouetted against the sky at the top of a ladder high on the building.

The building possibly is on Sackville Street. A telegraph pole appears to be suspended in mid-air, debris is lying at the front of the building, and the cobbled street is full of puddles.

Possibly on Sackville Street. Some of the men are working but others are scrutinising the damage; the remains of what appears to be a burned out tram are in the foreground.

The three photographs have some differences in detail. The restaurant interior has been destroyed although its façade, including decorative ironwork, appears to be largely intact; the soldiers are helping to salvage furniture. Further down the street there is even greater devastation of buildings with debris and wrecked vehicles lying around.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. The buildings possibly are on Sackville Street. The foreground contains twisted metal including the remains of a tram and a sign advertising Nestle's.

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.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the ruins of a building showing the remains of two floors; internal walls have been largely destroyed; extensive debris including bricks and wooden beams are lying around in addition to a substantial quantity of granite blocks, possibly from the outside wall.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the interior of a room containing debris and bits of metal.

Photograph of a little boy, barefoot and in very ragged clothes, holding a sword and scabbard. The ruins of an imposing house are in the background; a woman in a shawl and a child are walking past the remains of the entrance.

Photograph of a boy with bare feet standing on the window ledge of a completely burned out house.