Quadrangle (North side), University of Galway

Format: Jpg
Title: Quadrangle (North side), University of Galway
Identifier: VHS0001
Depiction: Part of monumental historic building, fronted by a lawn and three bench seats
Description: The North side of the Quadrangle, University of Galway, partly covered with Virginia creeper and fronted by a lawn and three bench seats. Note the white doors. in preparation for the visit and honorary degree conferring of US President Ronald Reagan on June 2, 1984, the traditional varnished doors in the Quadrangle were painted white as a security measure at the insistence of US Secret Service personnel.
Contributor: Clare Walsh
Spatial Coverage: Quadrangle, University of Galway
Temporal Coverage: Mid-1980s
Category: Colour; on-campus; outdoors
Subject: Quadrangle
North wing
White doors
Language: English
Creator: Clare Walsh
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/
Provenance: Image provided by Clare Walsh to Séamus Mac Mathúna for the Visual History Retired Staff Collection in 2023 and scanned by Jackie Uí Chionna