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community life20
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retail trade20
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woodworking industries18
implements, utensils etc3
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Witton, Lesley A20
Taylor, Harry18
Hall, Arthur1
Cart Ponies
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Cart Ponies

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Ponies at Arthur Hall's stables, Leeds (West Yorkshire). The ponies are used to pull a rag-and-bone cart. Slide 1 in a series of 19.

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The Rag-and-Bone Men of Leeds and their Carts

Witton, Lesley A

1971

A study comprising an introduction and history of rag-and-bone collecting, a description of the Leeds Tatters' Market, the rag-and-bone business in 1971, with descriptions of some yards in Leeds, and ...

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Cart Body-Board
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Cart Body-Board

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Body-board of a rag-and-bone cart, propped up on boxes in Harry Taylor's workshop in Leeds (West Yorkshire). Slide 3 in a series of 19.

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Rag-and-Bone Cart: Wheels
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Rag-and-Bone Cart: Wheels

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Old wheels from a rag-and-bone cart, in Harry Taylor's workshop in Leeds (West Yorkshire). Slide 5 in a series of 19.

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Show Cart Undercarriage
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Show Cart Undercarriage

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Highly-decorated undercarriage of a rag-and-bone show cart, in Harry Taylor's workshop in Leeds (West Yorkshire). Slide 7 in a series of 19.

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Show Cart Undercarriage
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Show Cart Undercarriage

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Side view of the highly-decorated undercarriage of a rag-and-bone show cart, in Harry Taylor's workshop in Leeds (West Yorkshire). Shows detail including a pony/horse head just above the wheel. Slid...

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Show Cart Backboard [or] Side-Piece
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Show Cart Backboard [or] Side-Piece

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Detail of the elaborately decorated, painted and carved backboard or side-piece of a rag-and-bone show cart, in Harry Taylor's workshop in Leeds (West Yorkshire). Slide [9] in a series of 19.

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Show Cart Backboard and Side-Piece
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Show Cart Backboard and Side-Piece

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Detail of the elaborately decorated, painted and carved backboard and side-piece of a rag-and-bone show cart, in Harry Taylor's workshop in Leeds (West Yorkshire). Slide 10 in a series of 19.

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Show Cart
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Show Cart

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Side view of an elaborately decorated rag-and-bone show cart, in Harry Taylor's yard, Leeds (West Yorkshire). The sides of the cart have been decorated with a scroll motif. Slide 11 in a series of 1...

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Show Cart
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Show Cart

Witton, Lesley A

1971

View of the back of an elaborately decorated rag-and-bone show cart, in Harry Taylor's yard in Leeds (West Yorkshire). The decoration includes a pony/horse and bunches of grapes. Slide 12 in a serie...

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Show Cart
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Show Cart

Witton, Lesley A

1971

Side front view of an elaborately decorated rag-and-bone show cart, in Harry Taylor's yard in Leeds (West Yorkshire). The sides of the cart have been decorated with a scroll motif. Slide 13 in a ser...

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Show Cart Body and Seat
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Show Cart Body and Seat

Witton, Lesley A

1971

View of the body and seat of an elaborately decorated rag-and-bone show cart, in Harry Taylor's yard in Leeds (West Yorkshire). The sides of the cart are decorated with a scroll motif. The cart body h...

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