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games124
play123
community life122
culture62
sports57
persons52
manners and customs44
occupations37
folk music36
english language - dialects33

Top 10: People and organisations

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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)52
Scott, William8
Cooke, Jane A7
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)6
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)4
Tammivaara, Irmeli4
Wright, John T4
Kylstra, Henk E3
Upton, Clive S3
Ernest2
Wallops (Nine-Pins)
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Wallops (Nine-Pins)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June-August 1964

Adult male playing wallops, or nine-pins, in the street at Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). The game is played by throwing a stick from a distance at nine wooden skittles/pins set out in square. The obje...

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Wallops (Nine-Pins)
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Wallops (Nine-Pins)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June-August 1964

Adult male playing wallops, or nine-pins, in the street at Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). The game is played by throwing a stick from a distance at nine wooden skittles/pins set out in square. The obje...

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Wallops (Nine-Pins)
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Wallops (Nine-Pins)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June-August 1964

Adult male playing wallops, or nine-pins, in the street at Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). The game is played by throwing a stick from a distance at nine wooden skittles/pins set out in square. The obje...

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Wallops (Nine-Pins)
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Wallops (Nine-Pins)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

June-August 1964

Adult male playing wallops, or nine-pins, in the street at Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). The game is played by throwing a stick from a distance at nine wooden skittles/pins set out in square. The obje...

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Knur and Spell
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Knur and Spell

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1967

William Scott and another adult male playing knur and spell in a field in Langthwaite ( Arkengarthdale). Mr. Scott is preparing to touch the spring with the striker in order to throw the knur upwards....

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Knur and Spell
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Knur and Spell

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1967

William Scott preparing to use a striker to hit a knur which has been thrown up in the air from the spell, in a field at Langthwaite ( Arkengarthdale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1790. ...

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Knur and Spell
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Knur and Spell

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1967

William Scott and another adult male playing knur and spell in a field at Langthwaite ( Arkengarthdale). Mr. Scott prepares to hit the knur in flight with a striker. Mounted on Photo File card with LA...

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Knur and Spell
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Knur and Spell

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1967

William Scott playing knur and spell in a field at Langthwaite ( Arkengarthdale). Mr. Scott has just hit the knur with a striker. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1792. With ms. notes and cat...

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Knur and Spell
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Knur and Spell

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1967

William Scott (middle) and two other adult males playing knur and spell in a field at Langthwaite ( Arkengarthdale). One of the men releases the spell trap with the striker to throw the knur into the ...

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Knur and Spell
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Knur and Spell

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1967

William Scott (far left) and two other adult males playing knur and spell in a field at Langthwaite ( Arkengarthdale). One of the men prepares to hit the knur, which has been thrown into the air, with...

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Knur and Spell
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Knur and Spell

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1967

William Scott and another adult male playing knur and spell in a field at Langthwaite ( Arkengarthdale). The second man has released the spell trap with the striker, and prepares to strike the knur wh...

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Knur and Spell
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Knur and Spell

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1967

Adult male playing knur and spell in a field at Langthwaite ( Arkengarthdale). The man has just hit the knur with the striker. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1796. With ms. catalogue detail...

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