Keywords: policemen helmets uniforms plainclothes courthouse bicycles pistol official secrets act officialsecretsact monday 20 february 1933 1930s thirties independent newspapers collection independentnewspaperscollection luger duty band dutyband trial antiga bridewell prison sergeants office prisonsergeantsoffice national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland blackandwhite monochrome black and white Policemen outside the court where an Official Secrets Act case was being heard, apparently passing the time examining a pistol, identified by many in the comments below as a Luger. The case, which was something of a cause célèbre at the time involved members of the army and police force. See below for contributions from John Spooner and quadrophonic73 giving background on the trial, etc. Date: Monday, 20 February 1933 NLI Ref.: IND_H_2637 Policemen outside the court where an Official Secrets Act case was being heard, apparently passing the time examining a pistol, identified by many in the comments below as a Luger. The case, which was something of a cause célèbre at the time involved members of the army and police force. See below for contributions from John Spooner and quadrophonic73 giving background on the trial, etc. Date: Monday, 20 February 1933 NLI Ref.: IND_H_2637 |