Identity area
Reference code
IE LMOD 296
Title
1969 Leeson Street by Bill Doyle
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Photographic paper, ink. 30 x 22 cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
13/07/2011
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A print of a black and white photo of an elderly man selling the Evening Herald standing beside sign with headline ‘All Well In Moon Craft’ taken on Leeson Street taken by Bill Doyle.
In Bill Doyle’s iconic photo the headline ‘All well in Moon Craft’ refers to the Apollo 11 mission. For many years street vendors sold the Evening Herald and the Evening Press, which led to the catch-all cry “Heralorpress!” The two papers enjoyed a healthy rivalry for many years, but the market is on the wane nowadays and only the Herald survives. It is still sold on the streets, but modern hawkers are rather less vocal.