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Phillips (Alfred Charles). “Fern Picking Gypsies." “Fern-picking Gypsies”
Vowles, Alfred Charles
31/Mar/1955
Typescript (6 page) account of “Fern-picking Gypsies” -an account of events in mid 1940s of some Gypsy/Travellers picking ferns from National Trust land at Dunkery, Exmoor for sale to fishmongers ...
Photographs (2). "Perthshire Tinkler Gypsies."1957.
Vowles, Alfred Charles
13th Sep 1957
2 separate pages, each with a mounted black and white photograph of Gypsy/Traveller women and accompanying notes reccounting Dorothy Una Ratcliffe and A. C. Phillips meeting with them in Perthshire [P...
Phillips (Alfred Cowles) "Exmoor Gypsy Note"
Vowles, Alfred Charles
9/Jul/1949
Handwritten account of a place known as 'Gypsy Corner,' Winsford, (Somerset) as told to the author by a member of the Williams Family. Written in Kinnarstadir, Iceland, 9 July 1949, holograph manusc...
The history of the Caratacus Stone, Winsford Hill
Vowles, Alfred Charles
[1939?]
At head of title: Exmoor.
Photograph of roadside camp
Vowles, Alfred Charles
1955
Photograph of caravans on roadside with a caption that reads, "Roadside camp (on the outskirts of Harrogate) of James Hall and Joe Cannon. 1955. By A.G.P".
Photograph of roadside camp
Vowles, Alfred Charles
May 1951
Photograph of two caravans (vardo) on the roadside with typed caption that reads, "The Price’s camp near Dumfries. May 1951."
Photograph of transfer of the Romany Collection to Leeds
Vowles, Alfred Charles
2nd Mar 1950
Photograph showing the removal van at the home of DUR, moving the Romany Collection to the University.
Photograph of horsedrawn caravan. Wetherby.1955.
Vowles, Alfred Charles
1955
Photograph of horsedrawn caravan on the road with caption, "Nr. Wetherby, Yorks. The Thompsons of Durham, passing down the Great North Road. 1955. By A. G. P."
Photograph of horsedrawn carriage. Carlisle.1955.
Vowles, Alfred Charles
1955
Photograph of horsedrawn carriage with caption, "Clattering up the Glasgow Road out of Carlisle. 1955 (Unknown Gypsy). By A. G. P."
Photograph."Perthshire Tinkler Gypsy."1957.
Vowles, Alfred Charles
13 Sep 1957
Photograph of a woman holding wood shaving flowers mounted on paper with a hand written caption that reads: “ A Perthshire Tinkler-Gypsy - Mistress H. Cameron. We met her on the Muthill - Crieff roa...
Photograph.3 Gypsy Traveller women.Perthshire.1957.
Vowles, Alfred Charles
13 Sep 1957
Photograph of 3 women walking on a track. Older woman in the middle carrying a basket and two younger women either side carrying wood shaving flowers, Mounted onto a paper with a written account by ...
Photographs (2) of Palm Reader Madam Hamilton
Vowles, Alfred Charles
c.1959
2 black and white photographs of Madam Hamilton a palm reader at her caravan. On the reverse is written, " By A.C.P" [Alfred C. Phillips]