Millworker on lunch break at Moderna blanket factory at Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
Photograph
1977 (photographed), 1982 (printed)
1977 (photographed), 1982 (printed)
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Black and white photograph of a woman sitting and reading a newspaper
Object details
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| Title | Millworker on lunch break at Moderna blanket factory at Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Millworker on lunchbreak at Moderna blanket factory at Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, gelatin-silver print by Daniel Meadows, 1977, printed 1982, part of the New Society/The Other Britain collection, gift of Paul Barker |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a woman sitting and reading a newspaper |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Barker |
| Historical context | From 1975 to 1983 Daniel Meadows worked as a freelance photographer in the North of England. His main clients for photojournalistic assignments were New Society and The Observer. Meadows worked on and off for New Society between 1977 and 1987. |
| Production | Shot on assignment for New Society magazine Attribution note: Shot with a Olympus OM1 single lens reflex camera on Kodak Tri-x 35mm black and white film; processed and printed by hand by Daniel Meadows in his own darkroom. |
| Bibliographic reference | Published in New Society, 3.2.1977. 'The end of a mill' by Tom Forester, photos: Daniel Meadows, pp.221-222. Photograph reproduced pp.222 with the caption 'Passing time in the weaving shed.' |
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| Accession number | E.93-2006 |
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| Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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