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Image Number: 
JRL17110545
Reference Number: 
VPH.5.144
Image Title: 
Womens Forestry Section B of T; Types of Timber Girls
Parent Work Title: 
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator: 
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role: 
Photographer
Date Created: 
1914-1919
Description: 
A woman dressed in breeches, knee high laced boots and jumper stands holding an axe. She is next to a tree with with the initial axe marks on it's lower trunk. The Women's Forestry Service was started by Miss Rosamund Crowdy as a section of the Land Army. It was set up under theTimber Supply Department, part of the Board of trade in 1917. Training camps for cutting and measuring the timber wereheld at several locations, including Wendover.
Keyword: 
World War; First World War; Homefront; Forestry.
Subject: 
World War, 1914-1918
Subject: 
Photography--History--20th century
Subject: 
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Category of Material: 
Photography
Sub-Category: 
Analogue photography
Technique Used: 
Gelatin silver prints
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England
Time Period Covered: 
20th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England
Item Height: 
97 mm
Item Width: 
74 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Bibliography: 
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2017-11
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB