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Total number of records: 14

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SubjectCount
community life14
occupations14
vehicles14
nature13
quarries and quarrying13
animals12
agriculture10
culture10
buildings6
entertainment events6

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Watts, Herbert John2
Wright, John T2
Archer, Geoff1
Berntsen, Howard N1
Blake, Fred1
Blake, Mrs1
Brooksbank, Irvine1
Brown, Ted1
Caitle, Fred1

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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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Sound Recording, County Durham

Upton, Clive S

13 May 1974

[Collector announcement]; Herbert Hodgson, recorded at home in Bishop Middleham; talks about working in a colliery on leaving school; picking stones from tubs of coal; collecting tubs from the pit hea...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)

July 1963

Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Nottingamshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

1965

Charles Swindles, recorded in Bamford; introduces himself and his wife and daughters; talks about Bamford; the River Derwent and the Howden Reservoir, Derwent Reservoir and Ladybower Reservoir; local ...

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Trams, Railways and Boats

1967-1973

This file contains items on forms of travel, including James Edward Holroyd's article on tramcars, extracted from 'Country Life' (7 December 1967), p. 1490; an ms. postcard from Jeremy Godwin to Stewa...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1956

Ted Brown, recorded in the farm of John Costin at Eaton Bray [the voice of Mr. Costin's Housekeeper is also heard]; talks about the work of a blacksmith; the cost and composition of horseshoes; mendin...

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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y21-24, 26-29. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1955, 1963, 1964 ...

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Family with Horse and Cart
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Family with Horse and Cart

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the late-19th/early-20th century, of a family (mother, father and four girls) standing next to a horse and cart in a street of stone dwelling houses, at an unidentifie...

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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: I
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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: I

July 1971

Contact prints of photographs taken during a Survey of Vernacular Architecture around Conistone ( Wharfedale), undertaken by students on the Museums Association Diploma Curatorial Course in Folk Life ...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire and Essex

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Berntsen, Howard N

[1950s-1960s]

Irvine Brooksbank, recorded in Thornton in May 1957; talks about Thornton village; anecdotes re. local people; quarryworkers (including his father); family's connection with the village; family nickna...

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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: C
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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: C

July 1971

Contact prints of photographs taken during a Survey of Vernacular Architecture around Conistone ( Wharfedale), undertaken by students on the Museums Association Diploma Curatorial Course in Folk Life ...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Pasanen, Leena

11 August 1971

[Collector announcement]; George Parker and Mr. Cutting, recorded at Mr. Parker's home in Pettaugh; talk about the flooding of the village in 1912; Mr. Parker working for Mr. Cutting, carting produce ...

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