THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 6 APRIL 2025

98 163 1916-1923 An extremely important archive of restored film including the 1916 Rising, 1919-21War of Independence, Civil War etc. 12 cans of safety film, and one of nitrate, with 360 minutes of footage by various freelance cameramen, collected by Maurice Baum, a Dublin based film distributor; some of it sold to newsreel companies, much of it unpublished. Some of the featured items are 1916 Rising Aftermath, Shooting in Marlborough Street, Funeral of Thomas Ashe, burning of towns and villages and destruction of creameries and businesses by the Auxiliaries (“Black and Tans”) during the War of Independence, Aftermath of Bloody Sunday, Croke Park, the killing of Seán Treacy in Talbot Street, sectarian murders and burnings in Belfast and Derry in the 1920s, 1922 Elections including Michael Collins in Cork, Civil War footage including the siege of the Four Courts, funeral of Michael Collins and much much more. Some later film includes the 1963 Visit of President John F. Kennedy. A DVD has been made of the entire and accompanies the lot, and it will be played during the viewing of this sale. A unique opportunity to acquire what must be one of the most interesting and important archives of historic Irish film inside or outside of institutional collections. THere is the possibility of extracting thousands of images from this amazing collection of film. A detailed list of the contents of each reel is available on request. Condition: Very good. Provenance: Maurice Baum, film distributor; Thence to his son, Bernard Baum; His sale, Whyte’s, 9 April 2006, lot 127; Private collection. Estimate €80,000-€100,000 (approx £66,670-£83,330) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 163