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Richard II, Act II, Scene 1 Extract
[1950s-1960s]
Copy from an unidentified publication of lines 40-50 from Act II, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's 'King Richard II'.
Sound Recording, Somerset
Read, John (1884-1963)
1 July 1958
Performance of the first two acts of John Read's Somerset dialect play, 'Wold Ways A-Gwain', recorded in Dinder. This follows an introduction and scene-setting by Mr. J. A. Garton.
Mauritian Tree Bark Collage
[1970s]
This file contains a tree bark collage from Mauritius, depicting a scene of figures dancing and playing musical instruments (a drum and a triangle), with the title 'Sega By Night'. The collage is made...
Embroidered Tapestry (Norway)
January 1965
Embroidered tapestry frieze from Oseberg (Norway). The tapestry depicts a historical scene of horses, carts, and people, and has patterned borders above and below. A note in the Slide Index states tha...
Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire
[1960s]
Copy of a photograph of a group of pace eggers performing in the open air at an unidentified location, probably in West Yorkshire. The players are all children (boys), and are all in costume. The play...
Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire
[1960s]
Copy of a photograph of a group of pace eggers performing in the open air at an unidentified location, probably in West Yorkshire. The players are all children (boys), and are all in costume. The Doct...
Pace Eggers, West Yorkshire
[1960s]
Copy of a photograph of a group of pace eggers performing in the open air at an unidentified location, probably in West Yorkshire. The players are all children (boys), and are all in costume. The play...
"Lapps on Skis" Watercolour
Campbell, John Francis (1822-1885)
[1960s]
Slide reproduction of John Francis Campbell's watercolour painting, 'Lapps on Skis', 1850. The painting depicts a scene at Kvikkjok (Sweden), with a man in winter dress including snow shoes (Skibaner)...
Wall Painting (Sweden)
March 1965
Slide of Anders Bengtsson's wall painting, 'The Shepherds'/ 'Herdarna', painted in 1858, Norra Bökeberg (Hallands Lan, Sweden). The painting depicts the biblical scene of the Annunciation to the Shep...
Wall Painting (Sweden)
March 1965
Slide of Anders Bengtsson's wall painting, 'The Wise Men'/ 'De Tre Vise Männen', painted in 1837, Norra Bökeberg (Hallands Lan, Sweden). The painting depicts the biblical scene of the Adoration of t...
Lore and Legend of the Western Fen Borderland
Toffler, Lenora Clare
1967
A study of the folklore of eleven informants living in villages to the north of Peterborough ( Crowland, Helpston, Whittlesey, Glinton and Maxey). The study comprises five chapters, with the first pre...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
5 January 1977
[Collector announcement]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at the collector's home in Whitby; sings 'Engine 143', [unidentified fragment], [? 'Jeannie McPherson is a Person with Long Yellow Hair'] and 'Lord of...