COLLECTION NAME:
Guardian Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader VPH.5
Reference Number:
VPH.5
Parent Work Title:
Album of Women's Work in Wartime
Creator:
Reavil, Arthur
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1914-1919
Description:
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.
Keyword:
World War; First World War; Homefront; Railways; Royal mail; Land Girls; Forestry; Catering; Police; Navy; Manufacture; Retail; Gardening; Farming.
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Gelatin silver process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England
Item Height:
355 mm
Item Width:
276 mm
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester