Record revealed
Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
This photo shows an African American student choir who toured the UK and whose performances were attended by Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister.
Series
The Dixon Scott Collection
Catalogue reference: INF 9
What's it about?
INF 9
The Dixon-Scott collection: 14,288 photographs depicting the countryside, towns and villages in the British Isles. Taken mostly during the inter-war years. Some general subjects (flowers, bee keeping, clouds) also included. Photographs have been...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- INF 9
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Dixon Scott Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1926 - c1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Dixon-Scott collection: 14,288 photographs depicting the countryside, towns and villages in the British Isles. Taken mostly during the inter-war years. Some general subjects (flowers, bee keeping, clouds) also included.
Photographs have been individually described at item level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Central Office of Information, 1946-1946
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1561 file(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Photography and film
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- It is believed that the Central Office of Information purchased the collection from Mr J Dixon-Scott in 1948.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9325/
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The Dixon Scott Collection
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