Sid Richards and wife. Langport, Somerset, England, 1954
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Sid Richards, singer, with his wife Mrs. Richards, on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary. Photograph taken at Chatham Place, Curry Rivel, Langport, Somerset, England. Photograph by Regent Press.
Barrow-on-Humber Plough Lads [Jags]. Festival of Britain, 1951
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Barrow-on-Humber Plough Lads [Jags?] in a posed group photograph outdoors in costume during the Festival of Britain in 1951. Unknown location, date and photographer.
Mrs. V. J. (Vashti) Vincent, singer, pictured with a book in her garden, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England. Rear of photograph states "aged 83, c/o Mrs. Eaton, Vine Cottage, Tarrant Gunvill, Blandford, Dorset. 4 November 1955". Photographer not known.
James (Jim) Baldry. Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
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James (Jim) Baldry, singer, pictured with pipe and beer outdoors in Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Date and photographer not known. Rear of photograph states "age about 74".
Charlie Wills. Morcombelake, Bridport, Dorset, England
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Charlie Wills, singer, posing outside a pub [The Sun?] with his dog at Morcombelake, Bridport, Dorset, England. Rear of photograph states "Charlie Wills, Butt Farm, Ryall, Morecombelake, Bridport, Dorset" and "Blue Rod".. Date not known. Photograph by Meech's Portraiture, Bridport.
William Kimber. Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, 1956
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William (Bill) Kimber, concertina player, pictured performing at the English Folk Dance Festival, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Photograph by Keystone Press Agency Ltd., Fleet Street, London.
May Annie Bennell. Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
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May Annie Bennell, singer, pictured at Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Date and photographer not known. Rear of photograph states "7 Round Wood Road, Amersham. Born 14 June 1896 at Hyde Heath, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire".
May garland, Biddenham, Bedfordshire, England, 1952
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Photograph of a May garland made by Mrs. Albert Church & Mrs Hall, Biddenham, Bedfordshire, England. [The BBC recording session was on 22 October 1952.]
Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman. The Bedford Arms, Camden Town, London, England
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Margaret Barry, singer and banjo player, with Michael Gorman, fiddle player. Photograph taken during a performance at The Bedford Arms, Arlington Road, Camden Town, London, England, in 1958. Photograph by Eddis Thomas. [Bill Leader of Topic Records asked Eddis Thomas to take photographs while the...
McPeake family portrait. Unknown location and date
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McPeake family in a posed studio photograph. Front, L-R: James McPeake (son), harp, Frank McPeake (father), uilleann pipes; Kathleen McPeake (McCrudden) (granddaughter), harp. Back, L-R: Francis (Francie) McPeake (son), uilleann pipes, Tommy McCrudden, tin whistle, and (Young) Francie McPeake (gr...