Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader VPH.5
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Reference Number:
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VPH.5
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Parent Work Title:
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Album of Women's Work in Wartime
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Creator:
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Reavil, Arthur
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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1914-1919
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Description:
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An album containing 164 photographs which portray a significant and detailed account of women’s working lives during the First World War. The images show women fulfilling roles traditionally associated with men, such as Signal Lamp Cleaners, Bus Mechanics, Police Women and Oxy-acetylene welders.
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Keyword:
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World War; First World War; Homefront; Railways; Royal mail; Land Girls; Forestry; Catering; Police; Navy; Manufacture; Retail; Gardening; Farming.
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918
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Subject:
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Photography
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Gelatin silver process
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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Item Height:
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355 mm
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Item Width:
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276 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2016-10-29
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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