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Total number of records: 303

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture301
Cookery Collection1
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food crops303
food301
occupations288
agriculture280
culture214
community life207
english language - dialects178
implements, utensils etc178
nature169
animals153

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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)126
Fothergill, George William47
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)27
Raw, David23
Barry, Michael V (1935-)19
Dunn, Ginette19
Fothergill, Mrs14
Hodgson, John Oswald9
Kylstra, Henk E9
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)9

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Vegetable substances used for the food of man

Knight, Charles (1791-1873); Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1832

Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

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Hay Harvest
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Hay Harvest

McNay, Ian

1966

Farm workers gathering harvested hay into sheaves by hand, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales). Traditional methods were still employed at this time, particularly after heavy rain which wo...

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Hay Harvest
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Hay Harvest

McNay, Ian

1966

Farm workers gathering harvested hay into sheaves by hand, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales). Traditional methods were still employed at this time, particularly after heavy rain which wo...

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Hay Harvest
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Hay Harvest

McNay, Ian

1966

Farm workers gathering harvested hay into sheaves by hand, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales). They are helped by a young boy. Ropes made of plaited hay are used to bind the sheaves.

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Crowland, Lincolnshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

23 May 1953

[Side 1] Bill talks about breeding pigs, recalls cycle of success and failure, incl. losing whole herd to 'purples' [= swine fever], encouraged son to keep pigs but sold yard and bought two acres outs...

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Plants, food, and people

Chrispeels, Maarten J (1938-); Sadava, David E

1977

Includes index.

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Dialect recording in Lowick, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

Jul 1939

[Side 1] Jack and Bill talk about gardening, discuss 'teddies' [= potato] crop, onions, roses, mushrooms, cabbages, Brussels sprouts, broccoli. [Side 2] Jack and Bill reminisce about schooldays (frequ...

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Bean Barrow
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Bean Barrow

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

September 1967

Bean barrow used for sowing beans and peas, Holgate Farm, Hurst Moor ( Arkengarthdale). Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note and catalogue details partially in the hand of Werner Kissling.

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Hay Harvest
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Hay Harvest

McNay, Ian

1966

Farm worker harvesting hay using a combine harvester, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsula (North Wales).

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Hay Rope and Hay Sledge
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Hay Rope and Hay Sledge

McNay, Ian

1966

Two farmworkers securing a stack of hay covered with rushes (to keep out the rain) using a length of hay rope, in a field on the Lleyn Peninsular (North Wales). This is the main use to which hay ropes...

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SED Questionnaire Page: Cereals and Harvesting
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SED Questionnaire Page: Cereals and Harvesting

[1950s-1960s]

Page 9 of the SED Questionnaire as published by the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, with questions for II.5 Cereals, and II.6 Harvesting.

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Stone Cottage at Carlton
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Stone Cottage at Carlton

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

1964

Dressed stone cottage with pear tree trained up the front, at Carlton ( Coverdale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0329. With ms. notes.

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