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1. The General Post Office showing extensive damage: façade view

Date:
1916
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Photographs
Contributor:
FitzGerald, Desmond, 1888-1947
Abstract:
The photograph has been taken from Nelson's Pillar. Showing the façade of the GPO, with its gutted interior, silhouetted against a dark sky. Members of the public are walking by the GPO in the murky gloom, and a soldier or policeman appears to be on duty. [ … ]
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2. 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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3. 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.