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.

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'.

A group of men viewing the gutted interior of an imposing entrance hall surrounded by debris. The caption reads ‘Labour Commission and Cork LCC, Town Hall, Cork'.

A number of civilians (and a tram driver?) looking at the remains of a burned out tram. The caption reads ‘Patrick Street, Cork, Monday morning after burning' (by Auxiliaries and Black and Tans on 11 December 1920?). Premises in background include James Mangan Ltd, Tivoli Restaurant and a tobacconist's shop. One little boy is smiling broadly at the camera.

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 of a terraced houses (in the Marrowbone area of North Belfast?); a group of people has congregated in the distance; the cobbled street is strewn with litter.

Photograph of burned out terraced houses in Antigua Street which had been destroyed in rioting on 17 April; second copy of the photograph has been defined in pen, possibly for publication.

Photograph of a terraced house (in the Marrowbone area of North Belfast?); both the door and the downstairs front windows have been badly damaged.

Photograph of burned out terraced houses in Saunderson Street which had been destroyed in rioting on 17 April; second copy of the photograph has been defined in pen, possibly for publication.

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

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the ruined cupola of the rotunda of a building.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of the gutted interior of a church; the gable end with a small lattice window and bell tower is still intact; twisted metal girders and debris lie in the foreground; the roof is missing.

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).

A group of people standing in a farmyard with the ruins of a burned out cottage in the background. The caption reads ‘Labour Commission at Misses Ryans' farm, near Limerick Junction' (county Tipperary).

The steel girders have remained largely intact.

Photograph of burned out terraced houses in Antigua Street which had been destroyed in rioting on 17 April; the accompanying Publicity Department information states that the houses were looted, burned and completely destroyed. “Only the bare walls remain”.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of a group of Irish Free State Army soldiers standing at a building which has suffered artillery damage and which they may have just captured; masonry is lying around from a breached wall; a group of civilians consisting of men and small boys stand and look on in curiosity; the soldiers are standing at ease but one is posing with a revolver in his hand.

Photograph of a burned out and possibly looted shop; a member of the Special Constabulary is standing guard outside it and a Union Jack is fluttering overhead; two other policemen are standing to the left of the shop.

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 by W.D. Hogan of an Irish Free State Army soldier standing on guard with his rifle on the breached wall of a large building; the building has sustained extensive damage to its outer stone wall and coping stones; a second soldier is standing at ease to the right of the building; a group of small boys has congregated and is looking on; one boy is smoking.

The photograph possibly has been taken near the Munster and Leinster Bank on Sackville Street (current address: 10-11 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1); the gables of other badly damaged buildings are visible in the background.

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.

Photograph of a burned out and possibly looted shop; a member of the Special Constabulary is standing guard outside it and a Union Jack is fluttering overhead.

Photograph of an early Linotype which has suffered extensive damage; bits of the press are scattered on the floor (possibly the offices of the Cork Examiner newspaper offices which were destroyed by the IRA on August 1922).

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of an Irish Free State Army soldier in firing position inside a badly damaged house. His rifle is pointed through a hole in the wall of a room; debris is lying on the ground and a door has been kicked off its hinges.

Photograph of badly damaged terraced houses (possibly in Antigua Street, Belfast); most are boarded up although the roof is intact; two people are standing at the door of one which appears to be less badly damaged.

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.

Photograph by W.D. Hogan of an Irish Free State Army soldier sitting on guard with his rifle on the breached wall of a large building; the building has sustained extensive damage to its outer stone wall; part of the ground and first floor is visible as are two other soldiers in the background of the building's interior.