2020.22: Photos of William Firth working at Salts Saltaire Limited together with his retirement photos
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Identifier
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2020.22
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Title
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Photos of William Firth working at Salts Saltaire Limited together with his retirement photos
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Date Created
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20th century
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Description
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William Firth photos working at Salts Mill
1. Small black and white photograph showing 4 workmen outside the front of Salts Mill, two of whom are named as Albert and Billy Firth
2. Close up black and white photograph of five workmen and the Salts Saltaire Limited lorry. Two men are named as Ernest Sellers and Billy Firth
3. Black and white photograph of the same five workmen standing in front of the Salts Saltaire Limited lorry
4. Black and white photograph of William Firth winching bales of wool in the yard of Salts Mill. On the reverse side the photographer 'J.E. Tate 4 Rhodes Street Shipley Tele. 56736' is listed
5. Black and white photograph of William Firth leaning against a Salts Saltaire Limited lorry
6. Coloured photograph of William Firth leaning against a green Salts Saltaire Limited lorry
William Firth 50 years at Salts Mill
7. Black and white photograph of William Firth and his wife at his long service presentation for 50 years service working at Salts. The reverse says 'J. Norman Preston & Co. photographer Bingley 12th May 1972'
8. Black and white photograph of William Firth taken at a presentation at Salts Mill in April 1967. The reverse says 'J. Norman Preston & Co. photographer Bingley 19th April 1967'
William Firth, son of Harry Firth, worked for 50 years at Salts Saltaire Limited. Other members of his family also worked at Salts Mill. Albert Firth, his brother, worked for eighteen years at Salts. His sister Nancy worked for fourteen years. William worked in the transport department/yarn warehouse. he drove the salts wagon between Saltaire and Uddingston, Lanarkshire
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Source
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Gift: Randall, Peter
