Have you ever gotten the urge to print 1000 stickers? Should I start a go fund me?
The photo was taken by the Irish photographer Colman Doyle. The original caption: “A woman IRA volunteer on active service in West Belfast with an AR18 assault rifle”.
The IRA regularly conducted “show of arms” displays, showing off their modern and numerous weapons.source: rarehistoryphotos.com
Pardon me, I believe you mean SIR Arthur Colman Doyle.
That’s a different guy, in case you didn’t know (the name is spelled different as well).
WHOOOOOSH
Oh good, I was hoping, but it’s basically impossible to tell over text.
here’s another great historical photo of a revolutionary. the sources have more details about Marina’s life, for those interested in Spanish Civil War history.
Marina Ginesta - photo by Hans Gutmann
source: rarehistoricalphotos.com
source2: Marina Ginestà, 94, the defiant militia girl with the gun
