G. Strosse Ltd - Shoddy & Mungo Merchants, Dewsbury
- photographer:
- Ian Beesley
Gelatine silver print entitled 'G. Strosse Ltd - Shoddy & Mungo Merchants, Dewsbury' by Ian Beesley. Signed in pencil on the back. Produced for the commission 'Through the Mill:, The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs', 1985-1987.
A young women sorts the rags in readiness for the mixing process. Rags were taken from all over the UK and formerly imported from the Continent and America.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 2026-2/65
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 303 mm x 404 mm
image: 256 mm x 383 mm
- type:
- silver gelatin print
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
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