Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17110534
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Reference Number:
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VPH.5.133
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Image Title:
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Waitresses, St. Ermin's Hotel, Westminster
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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, Mr 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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Two women dressed in waitressing uniform, stand holding trays. The trays both have silver teapots, milk jug andcup and saucer on them. The women stand in fornt of some stairs and a balcony with plants on it. St. Ermin's Hotel is a Grade II-listed Victorian building , built as a mansion block between 1887 and 1889 to designs by E.T. Hall. By 1899 in had been converted into a hotel by designer J.P. Briggs. It is named after a 15th century chapel dedicated to St. Ermin, which was on this site previously.
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Keyword:
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World War; First World War; Homefront; Catering.
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918
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Subject:
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Photography--History--20th century
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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 prints
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: London: Westminster
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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: London: Westminster
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Item Height:
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98 mm
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Item Width:
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73 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
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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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Bibliography:
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Notes:
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Some oxidisation on the bottom edge of the photograph
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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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