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A modern black and white silver gelatin photograph taken from original nitrate film entitled "Redcar, c. 1910", taken by Alfred Hind Robinson in c. 1910. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'The Wide World' 28 February - 5 April 1986

Redcar, c. 1910

circa 1910
Wet suit, comprising: jacket, long johns, hood, 'Vidi' mask, schnorkel, pair of fins and bag, and pair of wet suit socks, by Typhoon International Limited, Redcar, Cleveland, England, 1981

Wet suit: jacket, long johns, hood, mask, schnorkel, fins and bag, and socks

1981
Pair of fins, for wet suit, by Typhoon International Limited, Redcar, Cleveland, England, 1981

Pair of fins

1981
Wet suit long johns, by Typhoon International Limited, Redcar, Cleveland, England, 1981,

Wet suit long johns

1981
Pair of wet suit socks, by Typhoon International Limited, Redcar, Cleveland, England, 1981

Pair of wet suit socks

1981
permanent way, lengthman, patrolman, sub-ganger, ganger, track chargeman; Railway Housing Association; Father, a collier; mother, a member of the Stephenson family; first job as a butcher's lad; assistant driller at a steel works; father worked for railway as a porter; missionary work as a Jehovah's Witness; joined railway as a lengthman, 1947; promoted to patrolman, Castle Eden Branch, Eaglescliffe; promoted to sub-ganger, Croft Yard, Darlington; promoted to ganger, Fighting Cocks Branch; ganger at North Road and Shildon; track chargeman at Darlington; "near miss" incident; weather, experience of fogging duties; "During fog or falling snow, into the cabin you must go"; nicknamed "Pontoon" after working 21 hour shifts; awarded £10 for averting a costly disaster; lives in Railway Housing Association property. d.o.b. 1921-04-24, railway work 1947-1985, Darlington, Castle Eden, Croft Yard, Fighting Cocks, North Road, Shildon. 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in.

Hodgson, Henry

2000-10-24
Carrying bag, for wet suit fins, by Typhoon International Limited, Redcar, Cleveland, England, 1981

Carrying bag

1981
Schnorkel, for wet suit, by Typhoon International Limited, Redcar, Cleveland, England, 1981

Schnorkel, for wet suit

1981
Wet suit jacket, by Typhoon International Limited, Redcar, Cleveland, England, 1981

Wet suit jacket

1981
Wet suit hood, by Typhoon International Limited, Redcar, Cleveland, England, 1981

Wet suit hood

1981