Jim Larkin at Block R

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Format

JPEG

Title

Jim Larkin at Block R

Identifier

VHG0079

Depiction

A man standing aloft and holding a long cylindrical line

Description

The picture shows Jim Larkin standing on a support bench, installing a Helium line to Block R from the Hydrology Laboratory. Block R, behind the Men's Club and boat house, was built in 1965, as research laboratories and staff offices (Tom O’ Connor, 1999, p.199).
James P. Larkin was Assistant in the Department of Experimental Physics (1960-62). He was Junior Lecturer in Experimental Physics (1968-1975) and he was Lecturer (retitled Senior Lecturer in 2002) in Experimental Physics (1975 – 2004).

People

Jim Larkin

References

Private Communication: Tom Glynn, via email on 20 Mar., 2024.
Tom O’Connor, 'Natural Philosophy / Physics' in Tadhg Foley (ed.), From Queen’s College to National University (Dublin, 1999), p. 199.
General Calendar, 2005-06, University of Galway

Contributor

Bibliographic Citation

T. J. Glynn, S.G. Jennings, ‘Jim Larkin at Block R’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14648, Archival Record Id VHRS

Spatial Coverage

Temporal Coverage

Period

1960s

Category

colour
on-campus
outdoors

Language

English

Creator

Tom Glynn

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/

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Block R Laboratory Image