Url https://explore.saltairecollection.org/s/p/item/907 Date Created 1887 Description Silk scarf printed with 'Yorkshire Royal Exhibition 1887 plus the Salt coat of arms Format printed cloth Identifier 2021.2 Subject Celebration Advertising Mementos Title Silk scarf Type textile -- Url https://explore.saltairecollection.org/s/p/item/10516 Date Created 1874 Description A portrait drawing of Sir William Fairbairn, the leading Victorian engineer, published in the Supplement to the Illustrated London News 29 August 1974 following his death.Farirbairn helped to design Salts Mill Format printed Identifier 2020.21 Subject Textile industry Salts Mill Title Sir William Fairbairn Type newspaper cutting -- Url https://explore.saltairecollection.org/s/p/item/10865 Creator Brook, Les Date Created 2022 Description A history of the various allotments in Saltaire researched by Les Brook with major contributions from Colin Coates and James Roberts. A detailed history of the provision and use of allotments in Saltaire, including many changes to their extent and location. Format typewritten Identifier 2022.74 Subject Open spaces Title Saltaire's Allotments: A second draft of their history Type research document -- Url https://explore.saltairecollection.org/s/p/item/13496 Creator Brook, Les Date Created 2024 Description A research document from local historian Les Brook on the history of Sir Titus Salt before the move of his business to Saltaire in 1853. In four parts: Part 1: The investigation starts with snippets of evidence […in Part 2 onwards, I try to make sense of these] 3 Part 2: The Salts’ Early Years in Bradford 12 Part 3: Titus Salt’s Bradford mills 16 Part 4: A Cartographic Summary of Titus Salt’s Bradford before Saltaire Format typewritten Identifier 2024.33 Subject Salt family Textile industry Title Salt before Saltaire Type research document -- Url https://explore.saltairecollection.org/s/p/item/13497 Creator Brook, Les Date Created 2024 Description A research document from local historian Les Brook on the visit in 1872 of the Japanese Iwakura Embassy visit to Saltaire. The Iwakura Embassy was a high-level governmental group from Japan who toured the world to investigate the latest developemtns in industry and technology. They visited Saltaire to view the renowned Slats Mill and the model village of Saltaire. Contents include: What was the Iwakura Embassy? The Embassy’s historical backstory The members of the Embassy The Embassy in the USA Four months in Britain The visit to Bradford and Saltaire DAY 1: Thursday 24 October 1872 DAY 2: Friday 25 October 1872 DAY 3: Saturday 26 October 1872 DAY 4: Sunday 27 October 1872 DAY 5: Monday 28 October 1872 From Yorkshire to London The Embassy in continental Europe, and beyond Format typewritten Identifier 2024.34 Subject Textile industry Title 1872: When samurai came to Saltaire Type research document --