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Total number of records: 19

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Archives17
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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture17
Leeds Russian Archive2

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buildings19
occupations15
community life14
culture13
agriculture12
nature10
animals9
architecture9
manners and customs9
food8

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Wright, John T6
Kylstra, Henk E4
Dunn, Ginette2
Ernest2
Orchard, Bill2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Packer, Ernie2
Smith, George2
Tyler, William (1893-1893)2
William2
Tumbril Cart
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Tumbril Cart

[1970s]

Side view of two male farmworkers sitting on a Tumbril-type cart drawn by a single horse, at an unidentified location in Norfolk. The cart is marked as belonging to R. N. Kiddle and Joe T. Monks. Larg...

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Barn Door, Conistone

[1960s]

Board-mounted photograph of the door of a 17th-century stone barn in Conistone ( Wharfedale). The lintel above the door is carved with the date 1697 and initials I.T. A horseshoe is hung on the wooden...

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Sound Recordings, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1969

George Dawes [Dusty Dawes], recorded at home in Meysey Hampton; discusses the chorus to the songs 'Treat My Daughter Kindly' and 'Down in the Fields Where the Buttercups Do Grow'; talks about [?step/?...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire

Wharton, Colin S

1967

Danny Bachelor, recorded at home in Ratley, describes a plant remedy for shingles (used c. 1900); describes cattle cures; mesmerising chickens; breaking eggs; charming animals (horses); use of saltpet...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

5 October 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, talks about village concerts, the singer Jack Davy, speeches re. the village and songs sung, village organisations, other singers, (step) dancing, village dances, ...

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Kiev : arkhit.-ist. ocherk

Shulʹkevich, M M; Dmitrenko, T D

1978

Summary in English.

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Archive File

Building Technique

1966-1973

This file contains items relating to buildings and construction techniques, and includes photocopies of maps showing the location of aisle-trusses in Welsh buildings, and aisled buildings in Yorkshire...

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Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]

Bryon, Fiona

10 Dec 1980 - 15 Dec 1980

Jim Roche, recorded in his home, talks about the Leeds clothing industry in the 1920s/30s; starting work at John Baron's; describes contracting out, machinery, processes, hours of work, health (T.B. p...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

October 1974

Bessie Hammond, recorded at home in Blaxhall on the 2 October 1974; talks about where she learned the songs she sings - radio, singing at work; singing at an old people's club; learning songs at schoo...

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Sound Recordings, Salop and Staffordshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Salop locations 11Sa9-11, and Staffordshire 12St1-4. The original recordings were made in 1955 and 1966. The date when this ...

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Sheffield Dialect Words

Ellin, Thomas R

1929-1934

Four notebooks of the address book variety, with A-Z thumb tabs down the right-hand side, containing collections of Sheffield dialect words. The first, bearing the words Where is it in gold lettering ...

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Zdanii︠a︡ i zaly Ėrmitazha

Sokolova, T M; Savik, V I; Kuzne︠t︡sov, B M; Kashnit︠s︡kiĭ, A I

1982

Zaly Zimnego dvort︠s︡a -- Zaly Malogo Ėrmitazha -- Zaly Starogo Ėrmitazha -- Ėrmitazhskiĭ teatr -- Loddzhi Rafaėli︠a︡ -- Zaly Novogo Ėrmitazha.

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