Progress at Mace Head, 1958
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Format
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JPEG
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Title
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Progress at Mace Head, 1958
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Identifier
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VH0082
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Depiction
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Landscape with a cottage to the left and another structure to the right; man reclining in the foreground; mountains in the background.
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Description
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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.'
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Relaxing at Mace Head, Carna, 1958
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People
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Tom O'Connor
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References
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Personal communication:
Frank Imbusch (interview and written account).
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Bibliographic Citation
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F. Imbusch, 'Progress at Halfmace, c. 1958', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14679, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Period
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1950s
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Category
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b&w
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portrait
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off-campus
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outdoors
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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University of Galway Library
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Rights
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This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
