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Lantern slide of a fireplace found at No. 53 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 54' with title ' S. Stephen's Green. No. 53. 1771.' The fireplace is richely decorated with classical influences. Decoration includes garlands and other…

Lantern slide of 64 Eccles Street, Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 55' with title '64 Eccles Street, Dublin 1st floor interior.' No. 64 is an 18th century Georgian terraced house with an annexe to the south designed by Francis Johnston. Other…

Lantern slide of the interior of All Hallows College Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 56' with title 'All Hallows.' The college was founded in 1842 by John Hand. His mission was to train priests for the foreign mission in what were then new…

Lantern slide of a fire place found at no. 5 Gardiners Row, Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 57' with title'5 Gardiners Row.'. The fireplace appears to made of marble and is flanked by two large ionic columns. The columns supports an entablature that…

Lanter slide of a view from No. 58 Mountjoy Square, dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 58' with title '58 Mountjoy Square.' Mountjoy is considered the only true Georgian square in the city, with all its sides measuring 140 metres in length. The slide…

Lantern slide of a man in stocks, Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 59' and without a title.The man in the photo is sitting on a stone seat with his legs placed in stocks. Stocks were a form of physical punisment and restaint popular in medieval and…

Lantern slide of a link extinguisher at N. Great George's Street, Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 60' with title 'Nth Great Georges St. H. Link Extinguisher'. Link boys were boys who were hired to carry around torches so pedestrians could see in the…

Lantern slide of a business front in Dublin City. Originally labeled 'D3 61' and witout a title. Above a Georgian style door the letters 'FACTO' are painted, probably spelling 'factory'. The door is flanked by two pillaster supporting a broken…

Lantern slide of Lord Norbury's house, Dublin. Originally labeled 'D3 62' with title ' Lord Norbury's house. Gr. Denmark St..' Norbury was a strong supporter of the government and attained many offices leading to his ennoblement. Through bribery and…

Lantern slide of shop fronts, Dublin City. Originally labeled 'D3 63' and without a title. The location of these shop fronts is unclear. Number 4 is 'Aughrim Dairy' but the name of number 3 is out of sight. In between the two business ronts is a door…