The collection consists of a total of 506 items:
352 negative images, 153 positive images and 1 b/w print
Context
Creator(s): Shard, Dawson, fl 1902
Administrative History ↴
The collection of photographs was created by Dawson Shard and is made up of the Shard family photographs, taken in the South County Dublin/County Wicklow area at the turn of the twentieth century.
It is known, from his father's will of 1902, that Dawson Shard was one of five, his siblings being Charles, William Isaac, Sophie Aufere and Henrietta. Dawson Shard was the son of Charles Shard of 6 Connaught Street, Hyde Park, the grandson of Charles Shard of Hedgerley Park, Buckinghamshire and the great-grandson of the William Dawson of Manchester Square and of Settle, Yorkshire.
It is known from his gravestone that he died at Kingstown, Co. Dublin (now known as Dún Laoghaire).
Archival History ↴
The collection was purchased at auction and sold to RTÉ by F.P. Cahill in 1979.
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Purchase
Content & Structure
Scope & Content: Shard, Dawson, fl 1902 ↴
This collection of 506 photographs of the Shard family was taken in the South County Dublin/County Wicklow area at the turn of the twentieth century. Family members can be seen formally posing for photographs and participating in leisure pursuits such as yachting, shooting and tennis matches. The identifiable locations include Clarinda Park and de Vesci Terrace in Dún Laoghaire (or Kingstown as it was then known) and Dalkey in County Dublin.
Appraisal Destruction ↴
Permanent Retention
Accruals ↴
No further accruals expected
Arrangement ↴
The collection is held in a linear arrangement in reference number order.
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions
All of the images in the Shard Collection are fully catalogued and available to view via the online catalogue with the RTÉ watermark. Unwatermarked images, whether high or low resolution, are only issued via Stills Library staff.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Images can be reproduced with permission only and according to rate card published on RTÉ Stills Library Online. An online ordering system exists.
Creation Dates
c1880-1910
Extent Medium
The collection consists of a total of 506 items:
352 negative images, 153 positive images and 1 b/w print
Characteristics Tech Req
All of the images were scanned as high resolution jpegs. Most are 18MB in size with a pixel dimension of 2048 x 3072
Finding Aids
An item level catalogue is available to search online at: https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/collections.html
Archive Web Link →
Allied Materials
Originals Information
Since 2001 the original negatives have been held in the National Photographic Archive with the digital images being held by RTÉ Archives.
Descriptive Control Area
Archivist Note
RTE Stills Librarian
Rules/Conventions
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottowa: International Council on Archives, 2000. National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names. Chippenham: National Council on Archives, 1997.
