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This is a black and white photo of the English actor Tony Wright pinning a corsage on the dress of a companion - identified at the back of the photo as 'Kathleen'. This might be the Irish actor Dublin-born Kathleen Ryan (1922-1985) who starred in the…

This is the maroon-coloured cover of the souvenir programme for Tóstal Corcaí – the Festival of Cork, 1956. The design on the front cover is a Celtic-stylised image of a saint holding a staff in his right hand. The image is flanked by two emblems –…

The 1959 Tóstal Corcaí/Festival of Cork souvenir programme is off-white. In the foreground, off centre, is a red Celtic-stylised image of a saint holding a staff in his right hand. The image is flanked by two emblems – one of the harp and one of the…

This is an undated black and white photograph of the raising of the Tóstal flag at the Cork City Hall. A large crowd, held back by young men in white slacks and shirts, are gathered in front of the City Hall to watch the Lord Mayor and colleagues…

This is a black and white photo of the Jamaican director Trevor Rhone receiving an award from the Cork politician Peter Barry. Rhone, in a white jacket, is shaking hands with the formally dressed Barry, who leans towards Rhone with a smile on his…

This is a black and white photo of the Jamaican director Trevor Rhone in conversation with an unidentified delegate at a festival function. Rhone, wearing a light-coloured polo neck jumper under a white suit, is standing while talking to a young lady…

This is a black and white photo of a festival press conference, with the Jamaican playwright Trevor Rhone and his colleagues in attendance. Rhone, resting his chin on his right hand, is seated at the top of the table in a checkered shirt, his lean…

This is a black and white photo of the celebrated Jamaican playwright and film director Trevor Rhone and his colleagues at the Savoy Cinema in Cork. They are walking up the stone steps of the Savoy in the company of a lady identified as Dympna…

This is a black and white photo, dated 1970, of a smiling festival delegate playing with a child. The young girl, standing amidst luggage, is laughing as she raises her hands. The location is not identified but it might be the front of the old Cork…

This is a black and white sepia-toned photograph of Ted Sorensen, the political speechwriter behind John F Kennedy’s American presidential campaign in 1960. He is seated second from left, in glasses and dickie bow, with hands clasped in front of him.…