Watching the cycle race, summer 1959

Item

Format

JPEG

Title

Watching the cycle race, summer 1959

Identifier

VH0014

Depiction

Twenty spectators, all men, all with their hands in their pockets, and one cyclist.

Description

This photograph was taken on Fahy's Field at the 1959 Co. Galway Sports Meet, in which students and staff of UCG participated. It captures the atmosphere of a local sports event in the 1950s. None of the people seen here have been identified.

Bibliographic Citation

F. Imbusch, J. Conroy, ‘Watching the cycle race, summer 1959’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13606, Archival Record Id VHRS

Spatial Coverage

Temporal Coverage

Period

1950s

Category

b&w
group
off-campus
outdoors

Keywords

spectators

Language

English

Creator

Frank Imbusch

Publisher

University of Galway Library

Rights

This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/