Tag Archives: photographs
Frederick Park and Ernest Boulton, aka Fanny and Stella
We have been busy preparing copies of one of our more unusual sets of photographs to go on display in Chelmsford Library, before going on tour to other libraries around the county. We are very fortunate to have c.7,000 images … Continue reading
Filed under Archives, Collections, Essex history, Events, Local history
Heritage Beasts
Today is #heritagebeasts day on Twitter, so we have delved into one of our favourite photograph albums, belonging to the Whitmore family. The albums include animals ranging from the domestic, to the farmyard, to warhorses, to the exotic. Theses pictures … Continue reading
Filed under Archives, Collections
New accession: Old Harwich in photographs
The ERO has recently acquired a photograph album which contains some fantastic pictures of Harwich in the 1850s. Here we bring you an exclusive sneak peak at its contents before it is treated in our Conservation Studio and digitised. The album, although … Continue reading
Filed under Archives, Collections, Essex history, News
Conservation Surgeries
Do you have family photographs stashed away in a shoebox in the attic? Or perhaps letters, diaries, war records or newspaper cuttings relating to your ancestors? These documents and pictures help to tell your family’s story, and are irreplaceable. Many … Continue reading
Filed under Conservation, Events
The Robinson photograph and postcard collection
Archivist Allyson Lewis writes about working with the Robinson photograph and postcard collection This collection consisting of 112 boxes of photograph and postcard albums and slides was compiled by Geoffrey A. Robinson of Thundersley, Essex. A keen photographer he also collected … Continue reading
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