Postcards Cork & Cobh
TitlePostcards Cork & Cobh
ReferenceIE 627/SM114
Date
1920's-1940's
CreatorNot known
Production date 1920 - 1940
Scope and ContentPostcards of Cork city, Cobh, and other places in the Cork area. Almost all are from the Valentine's series of post cards, by Valentine, Dublin ['Famous throughout the World' printed in Scotland]. All but four are in colour. Only one, SM114/8 contains writing, being from a Bridie Hayes, 65 St Kevin's Lane, to 'Dear Tom', [Portsmouth]. The card is unstamped and unaddressed. The following cards occur:
SM114/1 West Beach, Queenstown [now Cobh]; SM114/2 The Esplanade, Queenstown; SM114/3 Queenstown Harbour [black and white];
SM114/4 Blackrock Castle, Co Cork; SM114/5 Great Southern and Western Railway, Cork [Kent station, Philco series of cards];
SM114/6 St Patrick's Bridge, Cork; SM114/7 St Patrick's Street, Cork; SM114/8 In the Fitzgerald Park, Cork [with 'Eire go Brath' brand];
SM114/9 Top of Western Road, Cork [Philco series]; SM114/10 School of Art and Opera House, Cork [Philco series]; SM114/11 Grand Parade, Cork;
SM114/12 The Lee at St Patrick's Bridge, Cork; SM114/13 King Street, Cork; SM114/14 Sunday's Well, Cork; SM114/15 Blarney Castle, Co Cork;
SM114/16 The Castle, Moore Park, Kilworth [W O'Connell, Stationer, Firmay]; SM114/17 The Mardyke, Cork; SM114/18 The Mardyke [Philco];
SM114/19 Cork from West [Winter's Hill]; SM114/20 West Beach, Queenstown [black and white of SM114/1];
SM114/21 Spike Island and Harbour, Queenstown [b/w]; SM114/22 The Esplanade, Queenstown [b/w of SM114/2];
SM114/23 Queenstown from the Water [b/w]
SM114/1 West Beach, Queenstown [now Cobh]; SM114/2 The Esplanade, Queenstown; SM114/3 Queenstown Harbour [black and white];
SM114/4 Blackrock Castle, Co Cork; SM114/5 Great Southern and Western Railway, Cork [Kent station, Philco series of cards];
SM114/6 St Patrick's Bridge, Cork; SM114/7 St Patrick's Street, Cork; SM114/8 In the Fitzgerald Park, Cork [with 'Eire go Brath' brand];
SM114/9 Top of Western Road, Cork [Philco series]; SM114/10 School of Art and Opera House, Cork [Philco series]; SM114/11 Grand Parade, Cork;
SM114/12 The Lee at St Patrick's Bridge, Cork; SM114/13 King Street, Cork; SM114/14 Sunday's Well, Cork; SM114/15 Blarney Castle, Co Cork;
SM114/16 The Castle, Moore Park, Kilworth [W O'Connell, Stationer, Firmay]; SM114/17 The Mardyke, Cork; SM114/18 The Mardyke [Philco];
SM114/19 Cork from West [Winter's Hill]; SM114/20 West Beach, Queenstown [black and white of SM114/1];
SM114/21 Spike Island and Harbour, Queenstown [b/w]; SM114/22 The Esplanade, Queenstown [b/w of SM114/2];
SM114/23 Queenstown from the Water [b/w]
Extent23 items
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhotographs, Postcards, 20th century
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Levelfonds
RepositoryCork City and County Archives
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