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textile industry4
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folklore3
occupations3
buildings2
clothing and dress2
persons2
wealth2
agriculture1

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Barker, Benjamin (1838-)1
Blackburn, Mrs1
Bryon, Fiona1
Bull, Mrs. Walter1
Bull, Walter1
Croot, Mrs Oscar1
Croot, Oscar1
Fensome, Charles1
Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881)1
Shaw, David H1

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Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]

Bryon, Fiona

18 December 1980

Mrs. Blackburn talks about her work in the Leeds tailoring industry: Parents' occupations; sewing from childhood; first job - ladies' dress factory in Woodhouse Lane - machinist, female boss; next job...

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Bound volume of artwork by Solomon Alexander Hart

Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881); Barker, Benjamin (1838-)

1835-1902

Around 600 sketches by Hart mounted in a scrapbook which was owned by the Barker family. The artworks are in pencil and ink and wash, with some watercolours. The artworks have been allocated a conse...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1960-1961

Oscar Croot and Mrs. Oscar Croot, recorded in Riseley in 1960; Mr. Croot describes making leaded windows - transporting and fitting, geographical area covered, costs and estimates of work; describes t...

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Leeds Tailoring Industry Papers

Smith, Paul (1947-)

[1970-1992]

Items collected for a project on the Leeds tailoring industry, with related papers. A large proportion of these items are photocopies, and it is unclear when the copies were made. The date range for t...

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