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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)4
Outhwaite, T. G.4
Bradbury, Kathleen Frances1
Casbon, Herbert1
Chapman, George Fletcher1
Easterly, Mr R.1
Haddock, Christopher1
Haddock, Elsie1
Maduakor, Robert Obiatuegwu1
Marrison, Herbert1

Archive Item

Wakeman's House, Ripon

[1960s]

Board-mounted photograph of the upstairs room of the Wakeman's House in Ripon (North Yorkshire). The building is timber-framed, and is believed to have been built during the 16th century. The photogra...

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Archive File

House Types

1971-1979

This file contains items relating to different types of dwelling house, including cuttings from 'The Guardian' newspaper and 'Country Life' magazine on a medieval aisled house in Castle Caereinion use...

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Quarrymen and Draft Horse

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the early-20th century, of two quarry workers with a draft horse harnessed to a cart, in a quarry at an unidentified location. The workers and horse are standing in fr...

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Castleton Garland
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Castleton Garland

McNay, Ian

September 1965

George Bramall and an unidentified male using ropes to construct the frame upon which a flower garland is fixed. The whole construction is worn by the Garland King during the Castleton Garland ceremon...

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Steeple Ashton (Wiltshire)
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Steeple Ashton (Wiltshire)

Voitl, Herbert

[1960s]

View of the main street in Steeple Ashton (Wiltshire), showing dwelling houses (including timber-framed houses) and a public house. Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 32/5.

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Making a Hay Creel
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Making a Hay Creel

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June 1962

Mr. T. G. Outhwaite, ropemaker of Hawes ( Wensleydale), stringing together two hazel bows strung with with home-twisted segal twine, to form the frame of a hay creel. A large bundle of twine lies on t...

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Making a Hay Creel
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Making a Hay Creel

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June 1962

Mr. T. G. Outhwaite, ropemaker of Hawes ( Wensleydale), stringing together two hazel bows strung with with home-twisted segal twine, to form the frame of a hay creel. A large bundle of twine lies on t...

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Making a Hay Creel
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Making a Hay Creel

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June 1962

Mr. T. G. Outhwaite, ropemaker of Hawes ( Wensleydale), stringing together two hazel bows strung with with home-twisted segal twine, to form the frame of a hay creel. A large bundle of twine lies on t...

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Making a Hay Creel
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Making a Hay Creel

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June 1962

Mr. T. G. Outhwaite, ropemaker of Hawes ( Wensleydale), stringing together two hazel bows strung with with home-twisted segal twine, to form the frame of a hay creel. A large bundle of twine lies on t...

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Horse and Water Cart
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Horse and Water Cart

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken in the early 20th century of farmer, Mr. R. Easterly, with a horse harnessed to a water cart in the yard of a farm in the Driffield area (East Riding of Yorkshire). The wate...

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Archive Object Item

Printing Matrices

[1960s]

Printing matrices, or mats, consisting of 204 characters representing the International Phonetic Alphabet. It is likely that these matrices were acquired for use in publications relating to the Survey...

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Ijele Masquerade
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Ijele Masquerade

Maduakor, Robert Obiatuegwu

1978

Card-mounted copy of a photograph taken ca. 1976 of an Ijele dancing at an Ijele Masquerade (Nigerian East Central State). The Ijele costume consists of a frame made of lightweight materials, which is...

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