Reference code
IE CA CP/3/16/6/35
Title
Army Veterans, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin
Date(s)
- c.1890 (Creation)
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Part
Extent and medium
Black and white print
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
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Scope and content
A photograph print of retired British Army soldiers outside the entrance to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin.
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Note
Ascribing even an approximate date for this photograph is difficult as the uniforms and bicorne (or two-cornered) hats worn by the men were largely ceremonial and were widely used from the mid-nineteenth century until the early twentieth century.
Note
A modern view of the exact location of the image is at https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/7611543448/in/photostream/