Progress at Mace Head, 1958
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Progress at Mace Head, 1958
Identifier
VH0082
Depiction
Landscape with a cottage to the left and another structure to the right; man reclining in the foreground; mountains in the background.
Description
Frank Imbusch records that after the Mace Head site had been acquired as a place to conduct atmospheric research 'much work had to be done. Tom O'Connor and Frank Gaffney cleared the site, which involved moving stones and boulders to improve accessibility to the station. Electricity had to be installed and windows repaired before equipment could be brought in. Eventually, in 1958, research activity began at the Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station.
This photograph shows the station in 1958 with its newly installed windows, while a closer inspection of the foreground shows Tom taking a little rest from his labour.'
This photograph shows the station in 1958 with its newly installed windows, while a closer inspection of the foreground shows Tom taking a little rest from his labour.'
People
Tom O'Connor
References
Personal communication:
Frank Imbusch (interview and written account).
Frank Imbusch (interview and written account).
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
F. Imbusch, 'Progress at Halfmace, c. 1958', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14679, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1950s
Category
b&w
portrait
off-campus
outdoors
Language
English
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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 Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station |
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 Tom O'Connor in St. Patrick's Day Parade, 1959 |
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