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Total number of records: 161

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community life161
occupations161
wealth161
agriculture118
nature115
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culture75
food74
manners and customs60
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Top 10: People and organisations

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)30
Barry, Michael V (1935-)17
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)11
Metcalfe, Syd11
Richardson, John11
Tammivaara, Irmeli9
Wakelin, Martyn F8
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)7
Kylstra, Henk E6
Sullivan, Keith Frederick6

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Smithfield Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market, Manchester

Sutton, Carole

1971

A study of Smithfield Market in Manchester, with sections on the production and transmission of goods to the wholesaler, imported produce, the ports and importers, the Liverpool auctions, home grown p...

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Farm Lad and Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken in the 1930s of a farm lad with his two-horse team, in the yard of a farm at Holderness (East Riding of Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1710. With ms. ...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Haldenby, Cynthia

1958

George Codd, recorded in Barton-upon-Humber; talks about working on commercial freight river boats, the positions he has held and the pay he has received; captaining his own boat; sailing a keel boat;...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

[Mid-1960s]

Male, recorded in Filey in 1962 [date when this copy tape made not known]; talks about sea fishing (first, aged eleven) from Grimsby (no fishing on a Sunday); fishing on Dogger Bank; tacking into the ...

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Archive Sub-series

Trade

1964-1976

This subseries contains items relating to different aspects of trade. The subject matter largely includes trading and dealing, and fairs and markets. Alongside general items relating to trade, the sub...

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C: Communications and Trade

1963-1976

This series contains items relating to communications by land and sea, including horse-drawn vehicles; and trading and dealing, including fairs and markets.

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Dialect recording in Tideswell, Derbyshire. Survey of English Dialects recording in Kniveton, Derbyshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

23 Aug 1952

[Side 1] David talks about poor childhood and memories of parents, recalls keeping pigs and hens until he saved enough to buy smallholding, discusses cattle farming and describes how local farmer and ...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in All Stretton, Shropshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

Jan 1955

[Side 1] Jack talks about tax levied on smallholdings during war, recalls severe winter of 1947, comments no compensation for loss of sheep, describes elderly neighbour and family, memories of village...

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Striking a Bargain
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Striking a Bargain

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1964

Farmers Syd Metcalfe and John Richardson negotiating the sale of a cow outside a farm in Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1592. Parts of the negotiating conversa...

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Striking a Bargain
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Striking a Bargain

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1964

Farmers Syd Metcalfe and John Richardson negotiating the sale of a cow outside a farm in Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1591. Parts of the negotiating conversa...

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Striking a Bargain
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Striking a Bargain

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1964

Farmers Syd Metcalfe and John Richardson negotiating the sale of a cow outside a farm in Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1593. Parts of the negotiating conversa...

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Striking a Bargain
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Striking a Bargain

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1964

Farmers Syd Metcalfe and John Richardson negotiating the sale of a cow outside a farm in Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). The haggling continues. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1599. Parts of ...

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