SMGC 1/2 PX Ferguson - William Ferguson photos - c.1910-1914

Includes many photographs of Oliver Lee and his family probably from William Ferguson, some of which have been enlarged and mounted.

Enlargements formerly Gypsy Photos Miscellaneous(5).1-9, 11, 13-21

. 1 photograph of Gypsies and wagons in Wales, at Clydach, nr. Abergavenny, Gwent,...

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Includes many photographs of Oliver Lee and his family probably from William Ferguson, some of which have been enlarged and mounted.

Enlargements formerly Gypsy Photos Miscellaneous(5).1-9, 11, 13-21

. 1 photograph of Gypsies and wagons in Wales, at Clydach, nr. Abergavenny, Gwent, Wales; taken Easter Monday 1910. Possibly by Ferguson.

. 2 photographs (and mounted enlargement) of camp at Hatchmere, Cheshire. 1910 or earlier.

. 2 photographs (and 2 mounted enlargements) of Oliver Lee, his wife and young family.

. 6 photographs (and 5 mounted enlargements) of Oliver Lee and his daughter Lily, at William Ferguson's camp Soulby nr Brough, 2 Oct 1910. Cf GLS A14: letters to RASM Oct.6 and Nov. 5 1910, enclosing photographs.

. 2 photographs of Oliver Lee's wife and sons with bender tent.

. 4 photographs: camp near Corwen, 1912; Matt Wood, June 1913; and caravan outside barn.

. 2 photographs of Gypsy waggons at Cautley 28 Sept 1913, with George Hall and Willie Lee holds a horse. cf SMGC 1/3 Ferg.6.1

. 5 photographs of Oliver Lee, Willie Lee and Matthew Wood camping nr. Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales, 6 June 1914. Taken on same occasion as Ferguson Album 7.12.

. 6 photographs of Oliver Lee, Willie Lee and Matthew Wood camping nr. Carnarvon, Gwynedd, Wales, 6 June 1914. With negatives contained in an envelope marked "William Ferguson" and dated 7 July 1914. Taken on same occasion as Ferguson Album 7.14.

. 8 photographs of Oliver Lee and daughter at camp

. 3 postcards showing Willie Lee, Oliver Lee and Matthew Wood in Wales, c.1913; Rev. George Hall, Willie Lee, Matthew Wood and William Ferguson at Clun, Shropshire, 21 Jun 1915(duplicate of SMGC 1/1 Shaw.PA34); and Oliver Lee and Matthew Wood seated outside The Cross Foxes Inn, Dollgelau, Gwynedd, Wales, c.1913 (duplicate of Fred Shaw Album 1.27.50.

. 6 photographs: camp at Torrisholme, 18 June 1916. Duplicate of SMGC 1/3 Ferg.5.1. With unidentified photographs showing Ferguson's caravan.

. 6 photographs of unidentified family at camp (with Ferguson's caravan).

. 2 photographs possibly taken at Brough Fair, 1911

. 4 postcards showing Cornelius and Llewellyn [or Adolphus] Wood with fiddles made from Fry's chocolate boxes, and Davie Wood with a harp in North Wales, c.1913. Reproduced in the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society Third Series vol. 12 (1933) p.200. 2 postcards showing Adolphus Wood (studio portrait). 2 photos of Albert Wood with harp.

Date:c.1910-1914
Reference Number:SMGC 1/2 PX Ferguson