PHOTOGRAPHS : UTV COLLECTION

Object Name: Photographic print
Maker: UTV (Primary maker)
Date Made: 12/1971
12/1971
Place Made: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast
Belfast
Description: Mounted print showing the family of Mr Sean Russell, pictured in their living room. His widow and four children are shown on the sofa. Mr Russell, a Catholic and a member of the UDR, was shot dead as he went to answer the front door.
Materials: paper
Place Collected
Catalogue Number: BELUM.W2012.111
Copyright: National Museums NI

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