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Barry, Michael V (1935-)1
Clark, Elizabeth S M1
Robson, Joanne1
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Vestmanna (Faroe Islands)
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Vestmanna (Faroe Islands)

1965

View taken from a boat on the sea, of the coastal settlement at Vestmanna (Faroe Islands), showing dwellings, a church (built on a rocky outcrop near to the sea), and other buildings. A Faroese fishin...

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Trøllkonufinger (Faroe Islands)
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Trøllkonufinger (Faroe Islands)

1965

View taken from a boat on the sea, of the Trøllkonufinger (?) (or Troll Woman's Finger), a sea stack off the coast of Sandøy (Faroe Islands). A note in the Slide Index suggests that this land feat...

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Bird Cliffs (Faroe Islands)
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Bird Cliffs (Faroe Islands)

1965

View taken from a boat on the sea, of the bird cliffs at Vestmanna(?) (Faroe Islands).

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Bird Cliffs (Faroe Islands)
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Bird Cliffs (Faroe Islands)

1965

View taken from a boat on the sea, of the bird cliffs at Vestmanna(?) (Faroe Islands).

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Faroese Fishing Boat
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Faroese Fishing Boat

1965

Faroese fishing boat sailing in the waters off Torshavn (Faroe Islands), with hills in the background.

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Devils, Saints and Heroes: A Collection of Stories, Customs and Beliefs from Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes

Clark, Elizabeth S M

1969

A collection of some of the customs, beliefs and narratives from four Scottish islands, Great Cumbrae, Little Cumbrae , Arran and Bute, gathered from printed sources and interviews with selected inhab...

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Faroese Fishing Boat
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Faroese Fishing Boat

1965

Faroese fishing boat sailing in the waters off Torshavn (Faroe Islands). The view looks from the sea towards steep hill slopes .

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Faroese Landscape
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Faroese Landscape

1965

View of the landscape on Sandøy (Faroe Islands). The view looks towards steep, terraced hill slopes topped by a rocky outcrop. Dwelling houses on the edge of a small village can be seen towards the f...

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The Folklore of the Northumbrian Fishing Communities

Robson, Joanne

1967

A study of crab, lobster and salmon fishermen, and the communities in which they live, covering the length of the Northumberlandcoast. In collecting folklore of the area and the industry, the collecto...

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Wooden Industries

1959-1974

This file contains extracts and cuttings on boat-building, hurdle-making and other industries centred on wood, including D. Phillips Birt's article, 'Last Days of the Wooden Boat', extracted from 'Cou...

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Sound Recordings, Berkshire

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

March 1959

[Collector announcement]; Mr. Stiff, recorded in Swallowfield; makes reference to working at the residence of the Duke of Wellington, at Farley Hill; talks of his interest in the kitchen there and its...

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