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occupations8
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folk drama7
holidays7
persons7
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Read, John (1884-1963)3
Garton, J. A.2
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)2
Sullivan, Keith Frederick2
Wilkinson, Jim2
Bergal, Nancy Ann1
Bonham-Carter, Victor1
Campbell, John Francis (1822-1885)1
Curtin, John1
Dixon, Beverley Anne1
Richard II, Act II, Scene 1 Extract
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Richard II, Act II, Scene 1 Extract

[1950s-1960s]

Copy from an unidentified publication of lines 40-50 from Act II, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's 'King Richard II'.

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Sound Recording, Somerset

Read, John (1884-1963)

1 July 1958

Performance of the first two acts of John Read's Somerset dialect play, 'Wold Ways A-Gwain', recorded in Dinder. This follows an introduction and scene-setting by Mr. J. A. Garton.

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Jubilee Celebrations (Preston Guild)

22 April 1974

Copy of a photograph taken in 1952 of a street scene in Preston (Lancashire), showing houses and street furniture adorned with decorations for jubilee celebrations by the Preston Guild.

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Jubilee Celebrations (Preston Guild)

22 April 1974

Copy of a photograph taken in 1952 of a street scene in Preston (Lancashire), showing a street party, organised by the Preston Guild, with children seated at long tables.

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Mauritian Tree Bark Collage

[1970s]

This file contains a tree bark collage from Mauritius, depicting a scene of figures dancing and playing musical instruments (a drum and a triangle), with the title 'Sega By Night'. The collage is made...

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Embroidered Tapestry (Norway)
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Embroidered Tapestry (Norway)

January 1965

Embroidered tapestry frieze from Oseberg (Norway). The tapestry depicts a historical scene of horses, carts, and people, and has patterned borders above and below. A note in the Slide Index states tha...

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Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire
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Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire

[1960s]

Copy of a photograph of a group of pace eggers performing in the open air at an unidentified location, probably in West Yorkshire. The players are all children (boys), and are all in costume. The play...

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Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire
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Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire

[1960s]

Copy of a photograph of a group of pace eggers performing in the open air at an unidentified location, probably in West Yorkshire. The players are all children (boys), and are all in costume. The Doct...

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Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire
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Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire

[1960s]

Copy of a photograph of a group of pace eggers performing in the open air at an unidentified location, probably in West Yorkshire. The players are all children (boys), and are all in costume. The play...

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"Lapps on Skis" Watercolour

Campbell, John Francis (1822-1885)

[1960s]

Slide reproduction of John Francis Campbell's watercolour painting, 'Lapps on Skis', 1850. The painting depicts a scene at Kvikkjok (Sweden), with a man in winter dress including snow shoes (Skibaner)...

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Wall Painting (Sweden)
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Wall Painting (Sweden)

March 1965

Slide of Anders Bengtsson's wall painting, 'The Shepherds'/ 'Herdarna', painted in 1858, Norra Bökeberg (Hallands Lan, Sweden). The painting depicts the biblical scene of the Annunciation to the Shep...

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Wall Painting (Sweden)
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Wall Painting (Sweden)

March 1965

Slide of Anders Bengtsson's wall painting, 'The Wise Men'/ 'De Tre Vise Männen', painted in 1837, Norra Bökeberg (Hallands Lan, Sweden). The painting depicts the biblical scene of the Adoration of t...

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