Mr. Kevin O'higgins 1927

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Item title reads: "Mr. Kevin O'Higgins. Vice President of the Irish Free State, victim of gunmen in Dublin. "

Ireland

Mr. Kevin O'Higgins, nervously talks to camera. He wears a dark three piece suit and tie, with a butterfly collar.

Data

Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33184
Sort Number:
G 1415
Time in/Out:
01:13:27:00 / 01:13:56:00
Canister:
G 1415
Film ID:
690.12
Issue Date:
14/07/1927

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