Gracie Fields leaves her footprints at Belle Vue in Manchester
- Made:
- 1959-06-29 in United Kingdom
- photographer:
- Bert Abell
A photograph of singer and comedienne Gracie Fields (1898-1979) leaving her footprints in plaster at Belle Vue gardens and amusement park in Manchester in 1959. She is helped by her husband, Boris Alperovici.
A photograph of Gracie Fields leaving her footprints at Belle Vue in Manchester, taken in June 1959 by Bert Abell for the Daily Herald.
Gracie Fields (1898-1979) leaves her footprints in plaster at Belle Vue gardens an amusement park in Manchester. She is helped by her husband, Boris Alperovici. Fields, real name Grace Stansfield, was an actress, singer and comedienne born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/11600
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
-
overall: 253 cm x 202 mm
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
