Family discover photos of war hero ancestor in the Belle Vue Studio
During their visit to Bradford Industrial Museum, three generations from the same family discovered photographs of their war hero ancestor from the Belle Vue Studio.
World Photography Day 2021
Our Photo Archive Assistant John Ashton has selected some very exciting images to celebrate World Photography Day. He says: “We have selected this collection because it is new (very new! Still coming in) to our archive. Also, it is the work of young people in Bradford responding to the pandemic (see below). Also it is […]
(Re)Discovering Women’s History: ‘Cockle Sarah’ Laycock
As this month (March) is Women’s History Month, Assistant Curator of Collections Dr Lauren Padgett wanted to share some research she undertook of a Bradford woman, Sarah Laycock, known as ‘Cockle Sarah’, documenting the research process that discovered, or rediscovered as the case is, aspects of Sarah’s life. ‘Cockle Sarah’ is a well-known Victorian […]
Adventures in Aerial Photography
John, our Photo Archive Assistant, has written a fascinating blog for us this week on the development of Aerial photography. He writes: Originally taken by C. H. Wood in 1947, this aerial view of Bradford city centre was reprinted as the lead image for an exhibition The North in Focus in 2008. A huge 2 metre […]
Guest Blog: ‘Goodbye The Moulders Arms’ by Ian Beesley
John Ashton, Photo Archive Assistant, tells us that Bradford born photographer Ian Beesley is a keen supporter and friend of Bradford Museums Photo Archive. In recent months, the lockdown and enforced isolation has given him the opportunity to begin sorting his own vast photographic collection, spanning seven decades. While the closure and demolition or change […]
What’s new in the online Photo Archive?
John Ashton is the Photographic Archive assistant for Bradford Museums and Galleries. He agreed to write a blog for us on whats been happening with the archive recently. He writes: As regular visitors to the Explore page in the Photo Archive section of our website will know, the column which changes most regularly is the one headed ‘Recently […]
