mni00134
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Digital Title |
mni00134 |
Object File Name |
mni00134.tif |
Photographer |
Crowley, Tony |
Subject |
Mural painting and decoration Loyalist Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 Ulster Volunteer Force Royal Irish Rifles |
Description |
Loyalist mural, Craven St./Shankill Road. West Belfast, 1988 (orig 1986). Mural 'In commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme'; image depicts actions of '36th Ulster Division (U.V.F.) [Ulster Volunteer Force] R.I.R. [Royal Irish Rifles] Western'. The Ulster Division, raised after some doubts by the British authorities, was one of those selected to make the initial assault in the battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916 (allowing for the differences in the calendar, 1st July was also the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690). |
Publisher |
Claremont Colleges Library |
Date mural created |
1986 |
Date mural photographed |
1988 |
Affiliation |
Loyalist |
Language |
eng |
Source |
Scanned from original photograph |
Collection |
Murals of Northern Ireland Collection http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/mni |
Rights |
Physical rights are retained by the photographer, Tony Crowley. Copyright is retained by the photographer, Tony Crowley. |
Type |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
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