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Photographs from George McCormack's collection from Ireland's show and circus community from the 1920s-1950s. Many members of the community settled at Mayfield, Watery Lane, Clondalkin. All of these images will appear in the book 'A Winter Quarters: Journey to a Dublin Neighbourhood' by Yvonne Cullen to be published in 2013.

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Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 21 to 40 of 45

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Issue Date	Title	Author(s)
2013	Show family.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1926	Corvenioe's Circus, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Circus Cyclist	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1930	George McCormack as child, at family wagon tour.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	George McCormack painting wagon at Irish Australia Circus Variety accompanied by two small German children, the children of one of the artists at the show.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1940	Bertram Mills Circus	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1940	Joe and wife, owners and managers of a Bazaar show.	O'Sullivan, Aggie; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Artist and George McCormack, showman (seated). George came from a show family. Irish Australia was one of the first shows he worked with after leaving his own family show. He looked after the generator, drove and painted with this show.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Benny, showman, with his dog Tarzan, outside George McCormack's Aunt Violet's wagon.	Mayon; Cullen, Yvonne
1960	George McCormack (on right)	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Divebomber machine with its owner, Betty Williams and co-workers.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1950	George McCormacks brother, showman, on day off.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1950	Artists on day off at Enniscrone Beach, Co. Sligo.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1950	Wagons and tent, at Fossett's Circus, Loughrea, Co. Galway. White wagon is a slot machine wagon.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Showpeople with McCormack's show.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1950	Chipperfield's Circus	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Show wagons in Killmallie, Co. Clare.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
1960	George McCormack, showman, singing.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Showpeople, includes (from left to right) Sally Cullen, Busty O'Sullivan (showman and ex-boy soprano), Aggie O'Sullivan (Nee McCormack), Kevin McCormack (of McCormacks cine variety show).	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne
2013	Fossett's Circus on a ground.	McCormack, George; Cullen, Yvonne