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'Dublin in the 1960s'
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By: Dermot Bolger, Michael Hinch
Publisher: The Mercier Press Ltd
Published: November 2016
Pages: 288
Categories: Humanities
Language: English
Available as: Hardback
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ISBN-13: 9781781174661
ASIN: 1781174660

'An intriguing collection of previously unavailable photographs from the Independent Newspaper Group archive captures the spirit of the sixties in the capital. This is a marvellous collection of over 250 photographs from the Independent Newspapers Ireland/National Library of Ireland collection and provides a fascinating glimpse of life in our nation's capital as it began to develop into a modern European city. In addition it details some of the most colourful visitors of the decade: American presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, celebrities including Audrey Hepburn, Charlie Chaplin and The Beatles as they performed in the Adelphi Cinema in 1963. It also features the local people, a Moore Street trader, an old couple celebrating their 50th anniversary and the aftermath of the 1962 storm when 7 feet of snow fell overnight. The dramatic events of the period range from the blowing up of Nelsons Pillar to the last performance in the Theatre Royal. This is a collection of unique pictures, some of which have never been published before and will make an ideal gift. Michael Hinch started work as an apprentice with Independent Newspapers in 1969. He witnessed huge changes in the production process since then and was responsible for implementing many of those changes. Forty-six years later he is still there working as an archive advisor on digitising their resources with a view to bringing the past to life in new publications. '

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