Photographs from the Archives
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It's not perfect, but it's a lot better |
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...and this is what they would have used All the explosive material to be used is carefully listed in best army fashion. |
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Members examining the Sotheran Collection in its new storage format |
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...and David Parsons demonstrates the 'Blind Project' computer |
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Helen Kendall demonstrates the Unibind machine... |
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New Treasurer elected |
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Some documents have led a very hard life before they are taken into Archives |
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A bit of local iron making history The Articles of Partnership of Bolckow and Vaughan have been found in the British Steel Collection |
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African oral history project launch We don't see this in Archives very often! |
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African oral history project launch Drummers in action |
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African oral history project launch The serious business of eating |
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African oral history project launch Rosemary and Patience, the food providers |
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Document from the old Britannia Works |
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Some of the many books |
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David in action |
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Blind and partially sighted people will be able to 'listen' to documents with this new system |
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Home Guard instructions to destroy an oil store In the event of a German invasion, the Home Guard were to blow up an oil store by the transporter |
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Official opening of the Computer for the Blind ...and the system being tested by a user |
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Official opening of the Computer for the Blind Hon. President Jim Nicholson's speech at the opening |
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Those profiteroles..... |
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Getting down to the eating |
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Norman Welch taking questions after his talk |
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Three more likely lads on their bikes |
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Telegram boys at the side entrance when the Archives building housed the local head post office |
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What it does, and how it does it |
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A plan of the oil depot showing how the explosives would be placed. |