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Print of a black and White photo of three models Dorothy Flynn, Peggy Cullen and Betty Whelan around a car taken on Baggot Street by Colman Doyle.
Models Dorothy Flynn, Peggy Cullen and Betty Whelan strike a pose for Colman Doyle at the top of Baggot Street. Betty Whelan, who had modelled for Christian Dior, founded her own modelling agency here in 1952. She was Arnotts’ regular hat model, the lady who launched a thousand hats, and a regular guest on the Late Late Show.

Cardboard box from Dixon and Hempenstall Manufacturing Opticians ’12 Suffolk Street and 11 Lower Grafton Street, Dublin’ ‘Apex Lenses Preserve The Sight’ with illustration of an eye.

Empty milk bottle with raised writing 'Dermot Brangan Blacklands Dairy Skerries' Also has a shamrock with 'Best Drink Cold' on it.

A 1950s era typewriter for children, Mettoy Minor

A colour photograph of fruit and veg stalls with seller and pedestrians at a Dublin market. A general view of market stalls selling fruit and vegetables in Dublin, Ireland circa 1950.

A black and white photograph of Christ Church Cathedral taken from the direction of the Liffey.

A pink with black writing flyer for event at Blackrock Baths on Saturday 27 August 1949 to see ‘The Swimming Champions From the three countries, England, Scotland and Ireland in action’ and lists those taking part as well as water ballet and water polo.

The Blackrock Baths was created following public outcry at access to the sea being cut off by the building of the Dublin-Kingstown railway line in 1834. Hugely popular, the baths often witnessed displays by Dublin’s great high-diving and springboard-diving champion, Eddie Heron. During the 1980s the baths fell into disuse and were later dismantled and sold to a private firm.

Two black and white photographs, the Irish team on the left and the English team on the right. Caption at the top of both pictures 'Schools International England v Eire Played at Griffin Park, Brentford - May 8th 1948. England 0 Eire 1 1948' with both pictures listing the names of the respective teams underneath.

Irish schoolboys took on their English counterparts in the 1948 Schools International, and beat them 1-0 on home ground. Many of the players on the Irish team came from the Johnville and Home Farm teams, including Gerry Mackey, the team captain. Mackey went on to play for Shamrock Rovers and is the only man to have captained the Irish team at schoolboy, youth and senior levels.

Pink General Ration Book 1948 issue. Serial number: 58541. Name: Patrick Delany. Address: 6 Ardbrugh Road, Dalkey, Dublin

During the ‘Emergency’ the Free State had a rationing system like that in Great Britain. Sugar, tea, butter, margarine, bread, flour and clothing were among the many items for which ration tickets were required. Poor families were hardest hit by the restrictions as bread was a central part of their diet. The most unpopular figure at the time was not Minister for Supplies Seán ‘half-ounce’ Lemass, but the notorious ‘glimmer man’ who went door-to-door to ensure that citizens were not using gas after hours.