Special shelters provided for staff at Blackburn Meadows Power Station, 1939 (s03584) |
Fungus the Bogeyman scares children at Woodseats Library, Sheffield, 1985 (s30246). |
In addition to photographs, we’ve also added a series of
historical maps (including Ralph Gosling’s amazingly detailed 1736 map
Sheffield), newspaper images, advertisements and archive documents. The breadth of subject matter is endless; a
quick browse often turns into hours!
Women's Liberation protest against a beauty contest Sheffield, 1973 (s35350). |
If you’ve got any old (or not so old) photographs of
Sheffield people or places that you’d like to donate or loan to the Local
Studies Library, do get in touch. We
rely on people’s personal photographs to give breadth to the city’s pictorial
record. These might be old school or
work photographs, pictures of the street where you live or events that have
taken place in Sheffield. Drop us a line if you’ve
got something that might be of interest: archives@sheffield.gov.uk
Gas mask drill in Sheffield during the Second World War (s02562). |
Workmen at the English Steel Corporation, Sheffield, cheering Queen Elizabeth II on a visit, 1954 (s02325). |
Clara Hayball on a velocipede in the yard of her father's wood-carving works on Cavendish Street, 1875 (y00516). |
Gymnasium team work at Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Company, Summerfield Street, 1940s/1950s (y03003). |
The herbalist stall, Sheaf Market (Rag an' Tag), 1973 (s01955). |
Joseph Chapman, tailor of Hillsbrough survived the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 by getting in this box (s08751). |
Picture Sheffield: www.picturesheffield.com
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