People wearing fancy dress
Lantern slide showing a couple in fancy dress. The boy dressed as clown, the girl may be dressed as Bo-peep. Location unknown, but possibly Stafford.
Photograph believed to have been taken by Walter ...
People with barrows, Stafford area
Lantern slide view of men wearing bowler hats and women wearing shawls with barrows and a cart. A man in uniform is standing back left. Location unknown, but might possibly be Stafford.
Photograph ...
Peter Walker Brewery personnel, Clarence Street, Burton-on-Trent
Twelve men seated on stacks of barrels with 'P Walker Burton' brands on their heads. All of the men are well dressed and are possibly directors.
Philip Dale and son, Stafford
This carte de visite studio portrait shows Philip Dale (1832-1917), brazier and ironmonger of 11 Greengate Street, Stafford with his son, Philip Thomas Dale (1865-1953).
Philip Dale was born in Gaolgate ...
Playground, Standon Boys' Farm Home
Boys in the playground at Standon Boys' Farm Home, including groups who are playing dice games.
The home in Weston Lane, Standon Bridge, near Eccleshall was founded by the Waifs and Strays Society ...
Pocket watch by Cartwright, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Clock-making in the midlands has a long and diverse history, with the earliest known clock to date from 1473.
The area has since been producing various types until the mid nineteenth century. Numbers ...
Porter's Ironmongers Shop, Eccleshall,
Porter's in High Street, decorated for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
The Dolls' Hospital moved here, but today the site is occupied by the National Westminster Bank.
Portrait of a boy, Uttoxeter
A carte de visite portrait of a little boy, possibly a member of the Richardson family, coachbuilders of Uttoxeter.
Photographed by Edward McCann of High Street, Uttoxeter.
Portrait of a couple, Hatherton area
Portrait of a Female Prison Warder, Stafford
This lady was probably a female prison warder at Stafford Gaol. Her keys are at her waist.
The photograph was taken in a studio on Gaolgate Street.
Portrait of a girl
A carte de visite portrait of a girl, taken by Henri Gascon of 61 Bradford Street, Walsall.
Portrait of a girl, Hatherton area
Portrait of a lady, Hatherton area
These portraits were taken in the Hatherton area, possibly at Hatherton Hall.
Portrait of a lady, Hatherton area
Portrait of a Victorian Lady, Stafford,
Miniature studio portrait of Susy Macnaghten.
She is wearing a ruched velvet dress with a bustle (a pad or frame worn beneath the petticoat at the back of the skirt to provide support) and carries ...
Portrait of a woman
A carte de visite portrait of a member of the Richardson family of Uttoxeter. The photographer is J. Brown of Rhyl. This photograph was possibly taken on a day trip or holiday to North Wales.
Portrait of a woman
Cabinet card portrait of Susy MacNaghten, from an album of photographs belonging to the Anson family of Shugborough Hall. Photographer: W. & D. Downey, 57-61 Elbury Street, London, SW.
Portrait of a woman
Head and shoulders portrait of woman wearing dark coloured dress, possibly mourning dress. Sitter and location unknown.