John Scarlett, smuggler for Northern Ireland during the 1950s, portraits at home, Magheraveely, County Fermanagh, 6 February 2005
Dates
- Creation: 6 February 2005
Content notice
Many of the images in this collection contain depictions of violence, destruction, death, injury, and trauma during the political and religious conflict known as the Troubles. This includes images of the aftermath of bomb explosions and the affected people and communities.
A collection of photographs by Bobbie Hanvey featuring people and scenes from Northern Ireland during and after The Troubles, a period of violent conflict between Protestant unionists and Roman Catholic nationalists in Northern Ireland. The collection contains portraits, candid shots, and documentary images of everyday life, public events, paramilitary activity and violence, as well as political and religious figures. Hanvey also photographed artists, entertainers, performers, poets, singers, and writers including Brian Friel, Seamus Heaney, and Gusty Spence. Additionally from the early 1970s-1990s Hanvey chronicled The Travelling People, an Irish ethnic minority with their own history and culture based on a nomadic tradition.
Photographic formats include black-and-white negatives, color negatives, and color transparencies on primarily 35mm and 60mm film, as well as some photographic prints and digital photographs. Glassine sleeves, which originally held the photographs and were annotated by Hanvey, were retained.
Creator
- From the Collection: Hanvey, Bobbie, 1945- (Person)
Language of Materials
Graphic materials including some text in English and Irish.
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research; available digitally. Access is limited to the digital version.
Transparent media and digital storage media (hard drives) are not available for use; access limited to the online digital version.
Extent
From the Series: 1.5 Linear Feet (7 containers)
Physical Description
4 black-and-white negatives (60mm)
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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