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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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Plough Boy and Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a plough boy with his two-horse team in the fold yard of a farm at Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The horses wear high-peaked Scot...

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Farm Lad with Horse

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a young farm lad with a horse at a farm in Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The horse wears a plain English collar and is harnessed ...

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Farm Lad with Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a young farm lad with a team of two horses at a farm in Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The horses are probably harnessed for worki...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

[Mid-1960s]

Male, recorded in Filey in 1962 [date when this copy tape made not known]; talks about an incident at sea, and trying to launch a boat; going to sea at thirteen; wages; boat lamps, hand pump on board;...

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Farm Lad and Bull

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a young farm lad with a short-horn bull, outside a farmhouse in Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The bull has a ring through its nos...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Ribchester, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

Mar 1954

[Side 1] Bill recalls generosity and popularity of local character and ex-skipper Harry Gavin, tells anecdote about misunderstanding instructions to heave 'ho' or 'how', Bill talks about keeping and s...

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Plough Boy and Team
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Plough Boy and Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a plough boy with his two-horse team in fields at Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The horses are harnessed to an iron plough. The b...

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Plough Boy and Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a plough boy with his two-horse team in fields at Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The horses are harnessed to an iron plough. The b...

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Hired Lad and Team
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Hired Lad and Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a hired lad with a two-horse team in fields at Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The horses are harnessed to a Cambridge Roll. The bo...

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Hired Lad and Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a hired lad with a three-horse team in fields at Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The horses are harnessed to a flat roll. The boy r...

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Hired Lad and Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a hired lad with a three-horse team in fields at Thixendale (North Yorkshire). The horses are harnessed to chisel harrow, and lin...

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