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.

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.