Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17110533
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Reference Number:
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VPH.5.132
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Image Title:
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Waitresses, St. Ermin's Hotel, Westminster
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Parent Work Title:
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Album of women's work in wartime
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Creator:
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Reavil, Mr Arthur
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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1914-1919
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Description:
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A woman, dressed in waitresses uniform is standing next to a table, she holds a card out to a seated man. The table is laid with a linen style table cloth, crockery and a vase of flowers. St. Ermin's Hotel is a Grade II-listed Victorian building , built as a mansion block between 1887 and 1889 to designs by E.T. Hall. By 1899 in had been converted into a hotel by designer J.P. Briggs. It is named after a 15th century chapel dedicated to St. Ermin, which was on this site previously.
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Keyword:
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World War; First World War; Homefront; Catering.
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918
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Subject:
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Photography--History--20th century
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
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Category of Material:
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Visual
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Gelatin silver prints
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: London: Westminster
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: London: Westminster
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Item Height:
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95 mm
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Item Width:
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63 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliography:
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Photography
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