A group of civilians, one is holding a tricolour


Photograph by the Press Photographic Agency, London, of a glum group of civilians; one is holding a tricolour aloft to which is attached a small holy picture of the sacred heart; a priest and a very formidable looking woman are holding rosary beads while the man beside them is touching his hat and looking very perplexed.

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Creamery at hospital, Labour Commission's visit


A group of people standing outside some buildings most of which have been destroyed by fire. A church tower is in the background. The caption reads ‘Creamery at hospital. Labour Commission's visit'.

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Free State Army soldiers walking along a country road with guns


Photograph by W.D. Hogan of Irish Free State Army soldiers walking along a country road towards the photographer with guns at the ready; one is smiling happily; two young men in civilian dress are walking beside them and a third civilian, standing at the side of the road, might be applauding.

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Irish Free State Army soldiers sitting and reclining on the road


Photograph by W.D. Hogan of a group of Irish Free State Army soldiers sitting and reclining on the road, possibly near a check point; one is wrapped in a blanket and another is showing his rifle to a man in civilian clothes; a fire has been lit in a tin hip bath; two young boys are also present.

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An Irish Free State Army soldier helped by civilians filling in craters in a road


Photograph by W.D. Hogan of an Irish Free State Army soldier helped by civilians filling in craters in a road. A group of other soldiers, men in civilian clothes and small boys look on. Possibly taken outside a house on a country road.

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A large group of Irish Free State Army soldiers and civilians


Photograph of a large group of Irish Free State Army soldiers and civilians posing in what appears to be a street between two buildings, or the yard of an institution; some are seated, others stand; two men in white aprons and coats stand at the back of the group; none of the soldiers carry weapons.

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National University, Dublin Ireland


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.

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A large, jubilant group of Irish Free State Army soldiers and civilians


Photograph of a large, jubilant group of Irish Free State Army soldiers and civilians running along what appears to be a side street between two buildings or the yard of an institution; all look very happy; many have upstretched arms and are waving hats and caps at the cameraman; there is an air of liberation; none of the soldiers carry weapons; some women and men in white aprons stand at the side and in the background looking on.

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A burned out tender on a country road being examined by a man in civilian dress


Photograph of a burned out tender on a desolate and wet country road being examined by a man in civilian dress.

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A lengthy queue of men entering a building


Photograph by W.D. Hogan of a lengthy queue of men entering a building; those near the top of the queue are concentrating on gaining access; three boys and a bicycle stand in the foreground.

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A wide street on the outskirts of a country town


Photograph of a wide street on the outskirts of a country town; large numbers of Irish Free State Army soldiers appear to be preparing to board personnel carriers with a view to departing; some may have luggage; a number of civilians watch from the pavement; a church with a spire and a thatched house are visible in the background and in the foreground a commercial van with the name Ja[me]s Boyd Ltd.

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Michael Collins addressing a small group of hurlers


Photograph of Michael Collins addressing a small group of hurlers and other team members, some of whom are wearing Kilkenny jerseys; they are in the middle of a playing pitch at a match.

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Irish Free State Army officers standing at ease and smiling outside a heavily fortified building


Photograph of two Irish Free State Army officers (including Eoin O'Duffy and possibly Michael Brennan) standing at ease and smiling outside a heavily fortified building; two little boys are sitting on sandbag, one of whom is barefoot.

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A man in civilian clothes offering cigarettes to Irish Free State Army soldiers in a truck


Photograph by W.D. Hogan of a man in civilian clothes (not unlike Michael Collins?) reaching up with cigarettes to Irish Free State Army soldiers in a (spirit merchant's) truck; civilians are watching; two of the soldiers are wearing their caps back to front.

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Four men laid out on a series of tables


Photograph of four men laid out on a series of tables (in a makeshift mortuary?); some of them might be soldiers although one man is clearly quite elderly; one sustained a head wound; their hands are folded on their chests.

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A man lying with closed eyes in a bed


Photograph of a man (possibly dead or wounded) lying with closed eyes in a bed. His nose is bandaged.

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A woman sitting on a trunk holding a baby in her arms


Photograph of a woman sitting on a trunk holding a baby in her arms; a little girl (out of focus) sits beside her and a nurse is standing behind.

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A group of people standing in front of a wooden hut


Photograph of a group of people, mainly children, standing in front of a wooden hut. A number of the children look unhappy although a few have managed to grin at the photographer; some of the children are barefoot. A second copy of the photograph has been touched up in pen perhaps to define it better for publication.

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Front façade of a burned out barracks


Photograph of the lengthy front façade of a burned out barracks; the walls and chimney stacks are intact but show heat and fire damage; small numbers of civilians, and a dog, are strolling past the building; a group of people are working at one wing of the building and a (policeman?) stands in front of it.

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Two young boys, one with a rifle, protecting a bread van


Photographs of two young boys, one with a rifle, protecting a bread van; the horse-drawn van bears the slogan Machine made bread and contains batch loaves; a barricade at the end of the street is visible in the background.

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A street in a country town with a series of burned out building in the background


Photograph of a street in a country town with a series of burned out building in the background; smoke is still rising; a group of people appear to be salvaging items and placing them on a horse and cart.

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A barricade across a cobbled street


Photograph of a barricade across a cobbled street consisting of an assortment of farm machinery, barbed wire, a cart with the legend T McGrath and a barrel bearing the name Pierce; a large group of onlookers stands in the background outside a shop called J. O'Donnell and Co, City Saddlery; people are looking out of upper windows; a badly damaged building is just visible on the left.

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A man in civilian clothes standing beside an armoured car in a city street


Photograph by the Central News Ltd, London, of a man in civilian clothes standing beside an armoured car in a city street; a group of people look on from the distance. The photograph is accompanied by a letter from S D Buckley of the Central News Agency to Desmond FitzGerald, Director of Publicity, requesting him to forward the photograph to the man pictured whom he identifies as the “driver of the car”.

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A large group of people standing in front of a wooden hut with a sign Athletic Club


Photograph of a large group of people, mainly children, standing in front of a wooden hut with a sign Athletic Club; a row of terraced houses is in the background; the accompanying Publicity Department caption identifies the group as Catholics who were refugees from their own home which has been looted and burned and were now being accommodated in makeshift huts.

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