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| Keywords: james campbell percy jamescampbellpercy j.c. percy jcpercy publisher automobile car motor car motorcar august 1912 1910s poole collection poolecollection glass negative glassnegative a.h. poole ahpoole arthur henri poole arthurhenripoole w.f. peare wfpeare bill peare billpeare national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland blackandwhite monochrome vehicle outdoor black and white Dublin publisher James Campbell Percy (at the wheel), publisher of the Irish Motor News, Irish Cyclist and Irish Wheelman. As this is a Poole photo, this shot was probably taken somewhere in the South-East. Percy was involved in the founding of the Motor Cycle Union of Ireland in 1902, and the Irish Aero Club in 1909. He was also author of three books in our collections, one of which you can read online: Bulls, ancient and modern, 1912 (bulls in this instance are funny tall tales) Thanks to Bob Montgomery 2012 for confirming that James Campbell was also Lieutenant J. C. Percy, R.N.V.R., who was director of Naval Recruiting in Ireland. Date: 6 August 1912 NLI Ref.: P_WP_2389 Dublin publisher James Campbell Percy (at the wheel), publisher of the Irish Motor News, Irish Cyclist and Irish Wheelman. As this is a Poole photo, this shot was probably taken somewhere in the South-East. Percy was involved in the founding of the Motor Cycle Union of Ireland in 1902, and the Irish Aero Club in 1909. He was also author of three books in our collections, one of which you can read online: Bulls, ancient and modern, 1912 (bulls in this instance are funny tall tales) Thanks to Bob Montgomery 2012 for confirming that James Campbell was also Lieutenant J. C. Percy, R.N.V.R., who was director of Naval Recruiting in Ireland. Date: 6 August 1912 NLI Ref.: P_WP_2389 | ||||
