Reference:
IE 627/SM820
Date:
1940s - 1950s
John Arthure Collection 1. 1940s-1950s Photograph album, of John Benedict Arthure, containing photos and negatives relating to Tivoli reclamation, 1949, reconstruction of Andersons and North Customs House Quay, 1949 -1951, works on docks and quays in Cork including shot of diver, cranes, bridges; construction of National Grain Silo, 1951; Power station at Marina Cork. Power stations at Leixlip, Ardnacrusha, Inniscarra; Also 2 letters to John Arthure at CHC and newsclippings
regarding Grain Silo. Pages at rear marked 'Shrone Bridge Co Kerry 1954 are empty. (27pp plus enclosures) 2. 1949 Photo of Cork Docks, Andersons Quay, Penrose Quay, Patricks Quay, Merchants Quay (11 x 8 inches)
3. 1940s-1960s Postcards with pictures of ships (54 items including duplicates). Four completed cards are present: 'Rita' to Mrs O'Donoghue, Galway, 8 Aug 1946; 'Joe' to Arthure, 29 Oct 1962, on Europa bound for Dar-es-Salaam [colonial stamp]; 'John and Sr Marie Therese' to Mrs Hill, New Orleans, 10 Sep 1964; Catharine Gibbs to Arthure, Nilesbury [1970], regarding a 'lucky numbers' prize. The set also includes the following postcards: 11 relating to Ireland including Dun Laoghaire mail boat and Irish Rose; various liners, including Cunard, White Star, Blue Star, and others; 12 ship postcards by J Arthur Dixon; (54 items including several duplicates) 4. 2013 Photo of John B. Arthure and biographical note by his daughter Audrey Arthure. (2pp)
Cork City and County Archives Service
2026
Quays of Cork Photo. Exhibition
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