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Total number of records: 141

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culture67
vehicles56
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)35
Outhwaite, T. G.14
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)12
Tammivaara, Irmeli6
Hucklebridge, John5
Metcalfe, Percy5
Palmer, Kingsley5
Hartley, Dorothy4
Panheinen, Ossi4
Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843)4
Dales Landscape
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Dales Landscape

[1970s]

View of landscape at an unidentified location in the Yorkshire Dales(?) in stormy weather. The view looks down a winding road with a valley one one side, towards high ground in the distance.

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Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]

McKelvie, Donald

30 November 1961

[Collector announcement]; Hector Deacon, a West Yorkshire rat catcher, describes techniques for catching rats, breeds and habits of rats, explains process of baiting/setting traps, location of traps [...

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The Future of the Bicycle in a Modern Society

Claxton, E C

1968

This file contains a copy of Claxton's paper, read to the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) on 15 November 1967, and extracted from the 'Journal of the Royal Society of Arts'(January 1968), pp. 114-134. The...

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Timber Wagons
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Timber Wagons

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken in the early 20th century of timber wagons at Selby Station, Selby (North Yorkshire). There are three loaded wagons, two drawn by a team of two horses, and one drawn by a te...

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Delivery Wagon
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Delivery Wagon

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken in the early 20th century of a delivery wagon at Burdale Station (on the Driffield to Malton line), Burdale (North Yorkshire). The wagon appears to be loaded with timber and...

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Dales Pony

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1965

Informant Percy Metcalfe riding modern Dales working pony carrying bales of hay (possibly for winter feed) pannier-fashion up to a barn on the moors at Shoregill Head, near Gunnerside ( Swaledale). Th...

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Dales Pony

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1965

Informant Percy Metcalfe riding modern Dales working pony carrying bales of hay (possibly for winter feed) pannier-fashion up to a barn on the moors at Shoregill Head, near Gunnerside ( Swaledale). Mo...

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Dales Pony

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1965

Informant Percy Metcalfe riding modern Dales working pony carrying bales of hay (possibly for winter feed) pannier-fashion up to a barn on the moors at Shoregill Head, near Gunnerside ( Swaledale). Do...

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Dales Pony

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1965

Informant Percy Metcalfe riding modern Dales working pony carrying bales of hay (possibly for winter feed) pannier-fashion up to a barn on the moors at Shoregill Head, near Gunnerside ( Swaledale). Mo...

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Grouse Shoot

[1960s]

Copy of a photograph taken in 1910 of a group of five local carters at an annual grouse shoot on the moors around Swaledale. The carters are posed with horses and cart, their guns and beating sticks, ...

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Manure Cart
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Manure Cart

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June 1964

Farmer standing in a horse-drawn, low wooden manure cart, outside farm buildings at Shaw Cote ( Wensleydale). The cart is fitted with pneumatic tyres. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1200. W...

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Manure Cart
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Manure Cart

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June 1964

Farmer with horse drawing a low wooden manure cart, Shaw Cote ( Wensleydale). The cart is fitted with pneumatic tyres. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1199. With ms. note.

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