Series 6 - Picture Library Personality files

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OBS/6/9/2/6

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Picture Library Personality files

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  • c1950-c2000 (Creation)

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220 boxes

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Alphabetical sequence of personality files from the Observer Picture Library. This series also includes personality files from the Guardian's London Picture Library which were amalgamated into the larger Observer series of personality files when the library was still in active use, prior to transfer to the archive. Contains staff photographs, and where selected, material from various picture and news agencies including; Topical, Camera Press, Barratt, Underwood & Underwood, Central Press Photos Ltd, LNA Photo, Central News, Farringdon Photo co, London Electrotype Agency and Universal. Photographers include; Sue Adler, Roger Bamber, Jane Bown, Gary Calton, Jeremy 'Jez' Coulson, Brian Eades, Bob Gannon, Ben Gibson, Stuart Griffiths, Andy Hall, John Hodder, Roger Hutchings, Neil Libbert, Murdo Macleod, David Mansell, Tony McGrath, Richard Mildenhall, Dod Miller, Roger Tooth, Ged Murray, Paul O'Driscoll, Antonio Olmos, John Reardon, Bill Robinson, Gavin Smith, Richard Smith, Tim Smith, Edward Sykes, Andrew Testa, Michael Peto, Donald McCullin, Henrietta Butler, Kenneth Saunders, Eric Wadsworth, Don McPhee, Denis Thorpe, Graham Turner, Edward Hamilton-West, Alan Reevell, Peter Johns, Frank Martin, Martin Argles, Sean Smith, Chris Smith, Andrew Testa and John Wildgoose.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Picture Desk; Observer Picture Library

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