Detail View: Guardian 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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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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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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 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester |