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Código de referencia
IE LMOD 293
Título
1966 George Colley, Seán Lemass and Jack Lynch by Colman Doyle
Fecha(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Unidad documental simple
Volumen y soporte
Photographic paper, ink. 46 x 58 cm
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Historia archivística
13/07/2011
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Print of a black and white photo of George Colley, Séan Lemass and Jack Lynch following Lynch’s victory to succeed Lemass as Taoiseach and Colley’s loss in 1966 taken by Colman Doyle.
Colman Doyle was one of the first documentary-style photographers in Ireland. And this picture is a classic. It was taken in 1966 just after the Fianna Fáil leadership election. George Colley has just been informed that he’s lost the election to Jack Lynch, who is calling his wife to tell her the news. Seán Lemass, the retiring Taoiseach, is in the centre. Lynch was Lemass’s preferred candidate. He went on to serve two terms as Taoiseach.