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- Graphic material
- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title supplied by Archivist.
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1938 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
121 photographs : b&w prints
ca. 2 cm of textual records
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This file consists of one journal comprised of 121 black and white photographs and accompanying narrative dated 1938. The journal describes Robinson's return to his homeland, Ireland, to work for the Turf Development Board on Clonsast Bog in Leix. Robinson details the first year of the operation to harvest turf fuel from the bog, including the drainage of the bog and construction of bridges, buildings and the railway, as well as the different tools and machinery used in the process. The photographs include images of Robinson, the crew working on the bog, digging ditches and leveling ground, construction of the railway and buildings, as well as the dredgers, locomotives and the cutting machine.
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- English
Script of material
- Latin
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CREDIT: NWT Archives/Norman Robinson fonds/N-2002-005: 3-2
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Public domain.
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- English