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Total number of records: 49

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Archives24
Art items17
Books and printed items6
Objects1

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Brotherton Collection49
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections49

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irish travellers (nomadic people)2
tinkers1

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England12
Kent3
Romania3
Appleby2
Cumbria2
Dartford2
Hampshire2
Ireland2
Southampton2
Boreham1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Lawson, Fred10
Baerlein, Henry2
Baerlein, Henry (1875-1960)2
Gmelch, George2
Gmelch, Sharon2
Langan, Pat2
Lee Family2
Appleyard, Joseph1
Canning, Elizabeth, 1734-17731
Coffey Family1

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From 190041

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Up to 199943

Archive File

General Scenes [Photographs]

c.1950 -14/Jun/1968

Scenes of everyday living and special events for some Gypsy and Traveller families, including; washday; peg making; girl watering a horse; camping site; Appleby Horse Fair and group christening of chi...

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Archive Art Piece

Untitled. Camp scene.

Frederick Lawson

c.1920-c.1950

Ink drawing of a camp with Gypsy Traveller wagon tent, people sat at a table eating and drinking. Horses in the background. DUR bookplate on the reverse side. Undated

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Archive Print Item

A peep behind the scenes

Walton, Mrs O F

[1877?]

Didactic religious novel about showground folk.

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Scenes (7) taken by Illustated News

20/Jul/1946

Set of 7 black and white photographs of scenes involving Gypsy and Travellers, including; campsites/cooking; outside wagons; washing; feeding horse and palmistry [fortune-telling]. On the reverse no...

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38 drawings of scenes including Gypsies and Travellers.
Archive Art Item

Drawings (43) of scenes including Gypsies and Travellers.

Frederick Lawson

c.1920 - c.1950

43 unframed pen and ink, pencil, charcoal and crayon drawings of Gypsies and Travellers. Various sizes, [c. 1920 - c. 1950.] Chiefly signed and dated. Many placed, including Appleby, Askrigg, Bro...

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Archive Print Item

The Romanian scene : anthology on Romania and her people by writers in English

Baerlein, Henry (1875-1960)

1945

Bound in red cloth; stamped in gold; decorated endpapers (maps). Contains contributions by Queen Marie and others.

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The Romanian scene : anthology on Romania and her people by writers in English

Baerlein, Henry (1875-1960)

1945

Bound in red cloth; stamped in gold; decorated endpapers (maps). Contains contributions by Queen Marie and others.

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"Romany's removed."

22/Oct/1963

Panaramic scene of eviction of Gypsy Travellers from Cranford Heath, Poole. Scene includes Gypsy Traveller wagons, RSPCA van and police directing vehicles.

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Archive Piece

Photograph of [GypsyTraveller] funeral

c.1934-c.1954

Graveside scene with clergy and people. Photographer unknown. Reverse reads, "scene at graveside on occasion of Donald Reid's funeral at Little Dunkeld. Rev T. Rodger Gillies officiating."

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"Romanies Relax"

2/Aug/1951

Scene of Gypsy/Traveller girl leading a horse to drink water in a stream.

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BC MS Rom 2/A/2/5rear
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"Travelling Bird of a Feather." [Eviction Darenth Woods]

20/Jan/1962 - 18/May/1963

Scene of eviction of Gypsy Travellers at Darenth Woods, Kent. Scene shows [modern] Gypsy Traveller wagon being towed by tractor; elderley man and young boy holding chicken, [he has been coloured roun...

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Funerals [Photographs]

Jan/1953 - 26/Nov/1960

Scenes from and traditions associated with Gypsy and Traveller funerals.

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