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food crops61
persons61
food60
occupations60
agriculture57
community life48
culture45
nature38
english language - dialects36
animals35

Top 10: People and organisations

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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)22
Fothergill, Mrs13
Fothergill, George William12
Dunn, Ginette8
Hodgson, John Oswald6
Shaw, David H5
Tammivaara, Irmeli4
Kylstra, Henk E3
Wright, John T3
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Melsonby, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

01 Nov 1952

[Side 1] Jack tells amusing anecdote about winning sweepstake to guess size of two prize turnips: wet Friday afternoon at quarry so headed 'hame' [= home], changed into night 'claes' [= clothes] and s...

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Migrant Hop-Pickers in Kent

Kemp, P K

1970

A dissertation in seven sections, covering hop-picking in Kent from the end of the nineteenth century to 1970. The first section gives a description of the hop and its distribution and uses, putting i...

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Harvesters
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Harvesters

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a group of harvesters on a farm in Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The harvesters range from young boys to old men, and wear differ...

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Lemon Squeezer
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Lemon Squeezer

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

Summer 1968

Mrs. Lynas demonstrating the use of an old-fashioned lemon squeezer in her home, Holgate Farm, Hurst Moor ( Arkengarthdale). Mounted on Photo File card.

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Haymaking by Hand: Using the Hayrake
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Haymaking by Hand: Using the Hayrake

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1962

Mrs. Fothergill using a wooden hayrake to rake dry cut hay together in a field near Dent ( Dentdale). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note.

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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake
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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Farmer, Mr. John Oswald Hodgson, his wife(?) and one other male, using nag rakes, or drag rakes, to rake the field clean after the main crop is collected, Shaw Cote ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo Fi...

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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake
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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Farmer, Mr. John Oswald Hodgson, his wife(?) and one other male, using nag rakes, or drag rakes, to rake the field clean after the main crop is collected, Shaw Cote ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo Fi...

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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake
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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Farmer, Mr. John Oswald Hodgson, his wife(?) and one other male, using nag rakes, or drag rakes, to rake the field clean after the main crop is collected, Shaw Cote ( Wensleydale). Hay sledges in fore...

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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake
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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Farmer, Mr. John Oswald Hodgson, his wife(?) and one other male, using nag rakes, or drag rakes, to rake the field clean after the main crop is collected, Shaw Cote ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo Fi...

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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake
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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Farmer, Mr. John Oswald Hodgson, his wife(?) and one other male, using nag rakes, or drag rakes, to rake the field clean after the main crop is collected, Shaw Cote ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo Fi...

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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake
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Haymaking by Hand: Nag Rake

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1964

Farmer, Mr. John Oswald Hodgson, his wife(?) and one other male, using nag rakes, or drag rakes, to rake the field clean after the main crop is collected, Shaw Cote ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo Fi...

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Shepherds with Turnip Cutter

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of shepherds with a flock of sheep at Thixendale (North Yorkshire). One of the shepherds is operating a turnip-cutting machine. The ...

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