The Sheehy Skeffington Collection contains images of many outstanding and interesting women, and none more so than this morning's subject. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the four times US President, was well known for her own strong opinions and her ability to influence her husband in his decisions. On the day when the world wakes up to the actions of one of his successors, it seems appropriate to reflect on another "consequential" Presidency?
Photographer: Gábor Éder
Collection: Sheehy Skeffington Photographic Collection
Date: Undated Circa 1933
NLI Ref: NPA SHE26
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Tags: National Library of Ireland National Photographic Archive Sheehy Skeffington Photographic Collection Eleanor Roosevelt Full length portrait full length gown wife of US President Washington DC White House 20th Century Gábor Éder
“Left… Left… Left, Right, Left” is the drill Sergeant's way of keeping everyone in step, I am sure it’s the same in Russia? We do not know much about this photo other than the following from our catalogue St Petersburg - men - 'recruits for Kuropatkin'. I will leave the 5 Ws to you! Who, what, when, where, and why?
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Mason Photographic Collection
Date: 1890 - 1910
NLI Ref: M23/54/2
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Tags: Thomas Holmes Mason Thomas Mayne Thomas H. Mason & Sons Limited Lantern Slides National Library of Ireland St Petersburg Russia Recruits Kuropatkin Marching White Tunics White Caps Aleksey Nikolayevich Kuropatkin Алексе́й Никола́евич Куропа́ткин
Found some beautiful calligraphy and striking locations in our India Album 2, featuring far-flung (from Ireland) places. What was completely unexpected, to this Mary at any rate, were the Mussucks on this page of the album. Would love to know more.
Photographer: Unknown Samuel Bourne
Date: 1890-1910? 1866
FÓGRA: Photographs in our Albums are generally not individually catalogued, so if you want to examine this photo in the NLI catalogue, just scroll to image 24 of 84 in India Album 2.
NLI Ref: ALB177
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Tags: Mussucks Beas Bajoura Bajaura Sinde Valley Cashmere Kashmir Beas River India National Library of Ireland Samuel Bourne Bhuntar Himachal Pradesh Gagangir Sinde River
Haven't got a clue what's going on here! Hopefully one of you bright sparks will be able to solve the mystery/mystère. We may need to use our little grey cells!
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Kathleen O'Brennan Photographic Collection
Date: 1925?
NLI Ref: NPA KOB21
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Tags: Kathleen O'Brennan Kathleen O'Brennan Photographic Collection National Library of Ireland Montmartre Paris France Place du Tertre Location Identified
We ended last week with a storm in Ireland. We start this week with another storm, but this time in Alaska. I know you'll be able to tell us something about this ship. Too much to hope for info on the two men also?
Photographer: Unknown John Edward Thwaites
Collection: Kathleen O'Brennan Photographic Collection
Date: Circa Saturday, 22 January 1916
NLI Ref: NPA KOB59
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Tags: Kathleen O'Brennan Kathleen O'Brennan Photographic Collection S.S. Northwestern Ships Alaska National Library of Ireland Thwaites Photographer Identified John Edward Thwaites Saturday January 1916 1910s Juneau Location Identified Date Established