Gracie Fields leaves her footprints at Belle Vue in Manchester

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1959-06-29 in United Kingdom
photographer:
Bert Abell
Gracie Fields leaves her footprints at Belle Vue in

Gracie Fields leaves her footprints at Belle Vue in

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