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“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still”
Photographic Material
Research Themes Supported
Hull History Centre holds large numbers of photographic materials. Such records can aid research into:
- Changing Urban Landscapes
- Changing Rural Landscapes
- Local Geography
- Buildings History and Architecture
- Impact of WWII on Towns
- Portraiture
- History of Photography
- Protest Imagery
- Depictions of Leisure
- Depictions of Working Class Life
- Depictions of the Landed Classes
- Modes of Transport
- Seafaring
- Dock Development
- Local People
Key Information Content of Records
The following are common categories of information which feature in this record type:
- People
- Buildings
- Events
- Vehicles
- Scenery
Where Record Type is Usually Found
This record type commonly survives in the following categories of archival collection:
- Records of individuals
- Records of societies and clubs
- Records of newspaper companies
- Records of landed families and estates
Typical formats
The following are common photographic image supports: photographic prints on paper; postcards; framed negative slides; glass plate negatives; rolls of negatives; digital images.
Additional Supporting Material
The following secondary literature provides contextual background and useful further information when trying to understand and use this record type:
- Beaumont Newhall, The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present (1984)
- Ian Jeffrey, Photography – A Concise History (1981)
Downloadable list of material
The following PDF contains a list of key photographic material held at HHC.
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Source Guide Photographic Material List of key photographic material at HHC
