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Tram Shelter On Broadway
Back in the first decade of the twentieth century, picture postcards were the Facebook Posts of their day, and an almost endless supply of images was created so they could have messages attached to them, stamps stuck to them, and postcard albums filled with them. Imagine the excitement in Rochdale when a new picture of the tram shelter on Broadway became available. My Great Aunt Eliza went straight out and bought one – and here it is now.
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Halifax From The Hill
I spend far too many hours messing around with Photoshop filters, but it keeps me out of mischief, and occasionally I come up with something that has added value as an image.…
The One On The Right Has It
As a photographer myself, I’ve always been fascinated by photographs of photographers. In the first place, there is a rarity value to them: we are the ones who take the photos, not…
Roads And Rain-mates
My photograph dates back to 1968, and although the original was in black and white (I couldn’t afford colour film back in those days), I’ve added a touch of colour just for…
The Nail Biter
This lady, along with a couple of cherubs, can be found in a corner of one of the rooms in Bankfield Museum, Halifax. I visited her the other day, had…
Ivy And The Celebrity Ladies Orchestra
When I was young, my Auntie Annie would tell me tales of her cousin Ivy, who played in an all-women’s band. I never met Ivy, and her side of the…
When Markets Were Markets
This photograph comes from the same strip of negatives as the one I featured yesterday and, we now know – thanks to research by Paul Hartley and Michael Horsfield -…
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