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Tag Archives: factories
John Player and Sons Cigarette Cards, “Past and Present” series, 1916.
Had the pleasure of cataloguing our 100 year old Player cigarette cards, owing to this centenary year for this series of “Past and Present” by the John Player and Sons Tobacco company it seemed ideal for the blog! Player’s were … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910s, 1916, archives, artworks, costume, DMU, drawing, factories, illustration, John Player and Sons, performing arts, Shakespeare, theatre
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Then and Now
I was chatting to a researcher recently about how learning about local history has changed his perceptions. Walking around Leicester he sees unfolding around him the city he has read about and seen in old photographs and maps: a building rises … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Clephan, factories, heritage, history, hosiery
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