Sam Weller

Made:
1987 in Bradford
maker:
Ian Beesley

Ian Beesley/Science Museum Group
© Ian Beesley

Gelatine silver print entitled 'Sam Weller' by Ian Beesley. Prodiced for the commission `Through the Mill:, The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs'. 1985-1987'.

One of the few family firms to have survived the industry's upheavals in the twentieth century. Here Sam Weller like his father before him and his son of the same name stands in the office of the firm's premise in Little Germany.

[Table 80: Through the Mill - The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs, by Ian Beesley and Introduction by Gary Firth]

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1991-5061/73
Measurements:
overall: 405 mm x 485 mm
type:
silver gelatin print
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford