Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station, Malin Head, Co. Donegal

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Spears, Arthur, photographer
Contributors: Federation of Local History Societies (Ireland)
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Summary:The Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991 was a project where one thousand photographs from the Lawrence Collection in the National Library of Ireland were replicated a hundred years later by a team of volunteer photographers, thereby, creating a record of the changing topography of the selected locations.
In collection: The Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991
Format: Photo
Published / Created: [between 1990-1991].
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Notes:Raining - cloudy dull

Film No. 1A ; Frame No. 22

The Tower is known as a Lloyds Watching Station built in 1805. The Marconi Station (where the men are standing in the original photograph)is now in ruins. The third structure on the extreme left of the photograph is an Irish Army 'Look Out Post' or L.O.P. which were built during World War 2 during the 'Emergency' .

Photograph taken at 18:20 hours on 11 August 1990

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Physical description: 1 photograph.

Geographic Coverage: Malin Head, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland.

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Contained in: Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station, Malin Head, Co. Donegal