Daily Herald Photograph: Making drumheads for the army

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1940-01-24 in New Eltham
photographer:
John Topham
Daily Herald Photograph: Making drumheads for the army Daily Herald Photograph: Making drumheads for the army

Daily Herald Photograph: Making drumheads for the army
Science Museum Group
© TopFoto/SMG Images

Daily Herald Photograph: Making drumheads for the army
Science Museum Group
© TopFoto/SMG Images

One photograph of a worker scraping calf hides titled 'Making drumheads for the army'. Caption on back reads: 'This picture shows a man scraping the hair off a hide after it has been treated in lime. After drying and stretching on a frame it is ready for shaving'.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/52523
Materials:
paper
type:
photographic print