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Coming through.
O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 in the late 1960s.
Another newly-unearthed image by American photojournalist Harrison Forman.
Name that jammer, anyone?
Bonus: name the tyke’s school, anyone?
Pic via University of Wisconsin
Previously: Gone For A Burton
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notice how much better quality the clothes were. i couldnt afford those suits or coats or shoes.nowaadays we wear the penneys rags.
yes, we wear and throw now, your good coat was meant to last years, small holes or bust seams were mended, most of my clothes were made by Aunties in Scotland and been threw all the cousins first, Mum knitted all our jumpers
padded tarten trousers anyone, actually I was slagged relentlessly, thank the Lord for school uniforms
*through
not photographed though is the stench of stale sweat, tobacco and mildew off most of them
Car is a Vauxhall Victor
The Irel van beside it is almost certainly an Anglia, the last one before the Escort replaced it.
The Heiton van may be a Morris J2 commercial.
It will take a real Dub to identify the boy’s school.
And is that Maggie Thatcher with her shopping?
Heinkel Tourist scooter on left also.
School cap looks like O’Connell’s
was thinking o’connells. belvedere is the nearest to there but i think that’s a blue uniform.
Uniform: Willow Park (red tie give away)
Car: Matt Talbot.
Cocooner on corner is reading the Irish Press.
The no.8 to Dalkey – takes me back. Last one was in 2001
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/all-aboard-please-for-the-last-no-8-to-dalkey-and-a-place-in-history-1.321200
Gentleman in the stained houndstooth coat has a hole in his shoe. Hope things improved for him.
no, he’s dead now
you don’t give a cobbler’s, do you?
he’s at peace
it’s a nice thing
a quiet mind is all any of us need, whether we realise it or not
Either CUS or De La Salle?
That’s a coincidence – an Aer Lingus van in both this photo and in the one posted the other day. The one in this photo has “Freight Services” written on the back but the other has “Air Cargo”. What’s the difference I wonder? I just won’t sleep tonight unless I get to the bottom of this intriguing mystery
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