Mary Murphy. Brachalislea, Draperstown, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, 1953
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Mary Murphy, singer, pictured at Brachalislea, Draperstown, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, outside her house on the occasion of a BBC recording session. 4 of 7 related photographs from same session.
Terence McShane [aged 29], fiddle player, pictured at Clough Mills, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the occasion of a BBC recording session. 2 of 3 related photographs from same session.
Albert Stewart and Stewart Family. Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland, 1955
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Unidentified piano-accordion player with Albert Stewart, fiddle, and probably Stewart Family members. Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland. [Probably private, but possibly a BBC recording session.] 9 of 13 related photographs from same location.
Shura Stack and Elvina John. Unknown location and date
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Shura Stack with sister Elvina John, posing outdoors with guitars possibly for a promotional photograph. Unknown location and date, but probably Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, during the 1960s.
Quarry pit in stone quarry, Portland, Dorset, England, 1954
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View of stone quarry pit from above in Portland, Dorset, England. Rear of photograph states "View looking down into stone quarry, Portland, Dorset. P. Kennedy has recorded a number of work songs in this quarry." 3 of 7 related photographs from same location.
Margaret Kennedy Fraser and Kenneth MacLeod. Unknown location, 1926
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Margaret Kennedy Fraser with Kenneth MacLeod pictured indoors. Unknown location but dated 1926. Rear of photograph states "Received from H. J. Walls, 65 Manmora [?] Road, SE22, 13.12.79".
Morris dancers at Swan Yard, Thaxted, Essex, England, 1926
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Morris dancers pictured at 'Swan Yard', Thaxted, Essex, England. Some dancers identified on rear of photograph as 'Thom' (to the left of centre dancer), 'Kennedy' [Douglas?] (to the right of centre dancer) and 'Schofield' (on the right).
Children's game, skipping. Norton Park School, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1953
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Child playing skipping game in the schoolyard at Norton Park school, Edinburgh, Scotland. Photograph by James T. R. Ritchie and Raymond Townsend. 7 of 12 related photographs from series.
Children's game, marbles. Norton Park School, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1953
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Child playing marbles in the schoolyard at Norton Park school, Edinburgh, Scotland. Photograph by James T. R. Ritchie and Raymond Townsend. 8 of 12 related photographs from series.
William Spearing with wife and son. Isle Brewers, Somerset, England
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William Spearing and family pictured at Isle Brewers, Somerset, England. Probably 1904. Rear of postcard states "Singers no.3: William Spearing of Isle Brewers, Somerset, a miller. Mr Spearing sang 19 songs for Cecil Sharp in 1904, including Mowing the Barley. Some years earlier Mr Spearing lost ...