2,000,000 Pairs of Service Boots in the Making

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1939-08-24 in Northampton
publisher:
Daily Herald
photographer:
Unknown

Silver gelatin print entitled '2,000,000 Pairs of Service Boots in the Making' taken by an unknown photographer for Fox Photo agency, 24 August 1939. A photograph of employees of Mansfield's Shoe Factory, Northampton, surrounded by the boots they have made. They are working on an order for 2 million pairs of service boots, placed with 14 factories in Northampton by the Ministry of Supply.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/10664
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
print: 269 mm x 206 mm
frame: 406 mm x 305 mm
type:
photograph and silver gelatin print