Reference code
IE CA CP/3/16/32/2
Title
Military Raid, Harcourt Street, Dublin
Date(s)
- 12 Sept. 1919 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
Black and white print; manuscript
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A photograph of a raid by the British military on the offices of the Sinn Féin Bank at 6 Harcourt Street in Dublin on 12 September 1919. The photograph is credited to Daniel Lennon, 7 St Alban’s Road, Dublin. Lennon annotated the print with a caption which reads ‘Following the proclamation of the City of Dublin by Lord French in September 1919 a raid was carried on No. 6 Harcourt St[reet] Dublin, Sinn Féin headquarters, on 12th September 1919. Photo shows raid in progress. Note the painters continuing their work unperturbed’.