Snowfall in Worcester Road, Chipping Norton
Category
Photographs
Date
1947
Materials
Card
Measurements
88 x 176 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522205
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver print stereograph of snowfall in Worcester Road,Chipping Norton. The 2 images are straight edged with no space between them. They are mounted on card which is maroon on recto and dark grey-brown on verso. It has rounded corners. The image depicts a number of men clearing snow drifts, using shovels, on the left hand side of the road. Traffic has been able to pass on the right hand side of the road, as there are wheel tracks and footprints visible. Markings: Recto:Under the right hand image, handwritten in white ink "3". Verso: Handwritten in pencil: "Snow 1947" and "Chipping Norton, Worcester Rd".
Provenance
Donated on 5 September 2012 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Mrs Sylvia Warwick.