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Buried in a Snowdrift for a Month - a Herdwick Sheep, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2396

Scope and Contents

Newspaper photograph from the 14 February 1917 edition of the Daily Mirror entitled, 'Buried in a Snowdrift for a Month' about a Herdwick sheep that was discovered by its owner's dog under a 10 ft. snowdrift on the Langdale Pikes, Westmorland. The image shows a young man holding the sheep on his lap with one arm around his dog on a hillside.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870s-1930s

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 slide 81mm by 81mm

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Extent

From the Fonds: 50 boxes

From the Fonds: 3465 Photographic Slides

Physical Description

1 slide 81mm by 81mm

Dimensions

81mm by 81mm

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
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